Tolvkjørkhellar
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThe last part is heller (“cave”). According to a local legend, the cave was used as a church or chapel in Medieval times, although it is not confirmed by archeologists. According to Faye’s version, the first part is from tolv + kyr, because the price paid to a priest for the official consecration of the cave was 12 cows. According to Dietrichson’s version, the first part is from Tollev + kyrkje, named after a local saint, Tollev (Tollef Salemann of Tessungdal), from Old Norse Þorleifr.
In Riksmål and Bokmål texts known as Tolvkohellen, Tollkohelleren, Tolffkiørs-Heller, Tolvkuhelleren and Tolvkjørhellen.
Proper noun
editTolvkjørkhellar m (definite Tolvkjørkhellaren)
Related terms
edit- Tolvkjørktjødn or Tolvkotjørn (a small lake south of the cave)
- Tollkoskartjødne (a small lake east of the cave)
- Tolvkjørkskaret
References
edit- Tolvkohellen on the Norwegian Wikisource.Wikisource no
- Torfinn Normann Hageland (1998). Murar og hellerar i heiane. Drifteheiane i Rogaland og på Agder. Kristiansand: Fylkeskonservatoren i Vest-Agder.
- Kulturminnesøk