Meddarn
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Meldalen or Medaldalen, from Old Norse Meðaldalr, meðal (“middle”) + dalr (“valley”).
Proper noun edit
Meddarn (dative Meddala)
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Meldalen (a former municipality and its administrative center)
Usage notes edit
The definite forms for place names ending with -dal are more common in Trøndelag dialect then the undefinite ones.