Helgeland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Hálogaland, from the genitive plural of háleygr (“inhabitant of Hálogaland”) + land. Doublet of Hålogaland.

Pronunciation
  • (Helgeland) IPA(key): /²hɛlːaɲ/, (newer and literary) /²hælɡəlaɲ/

Proper noun

Helgeland n

  1. A district of Nordland, Norway

Derived terms
  • helgelandsbåt
  • helgelandsfar, hellandsfar
  • helgelandsk
  • helgelandsmål (“the dialects of Helgeland”)
  • helgelending (“someone from Helgeland”)

References
  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • “Helgelending” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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