Nordmannsslepe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Øvre Sandbuåi ved den Store Nordmannsslepa, ved bilvegen mellom Mevatnet og Tessungdalen

Alternative forms

• Nordmannsslæpa

Etymology

From nordmann (“a (western) Norwegian”) +‎ slepe (“mountain path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nurmans.sleːpə/, /nurmans.ʂleːpə/

Proper noun

Nordmannsslepe f (def Nordmannsslepa, pl Nordmannssleper, def pl Nordmannsslepene)

1. (historical) a name of five different mountain paths in Hardangervidda used by merchants in old times

References

• “Nordmannsslepene” in Store norske leksikon