Dravlaus
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally a farm name. Last part from Old Norse lauss (“loose; -less”), or the noun lausa f, a variant of leysa (“lack”). The first part is uncertain, but may come from draf (“dregs, draff”), or from drafli (“a dainty made of caramelised curdled milk”). The latter would be a derogatory exonym, implying they had less food on this farm. Compare the Icelandic farm name Draflaleysa.
Oluf Rygh has suggested Old Norse *Draglausa as a possible Old Norse form, from drag (“pull, drag”).
Proper noun[edit]
Dravlaus
- A village in Volda, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
- A village in Sykkylven, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Usage notes[edit]
The name has been Danicised as Drabløs, which is still used as a surname.
Derived terms[edit]
Volda:
- Dravlauselva
- Dravlauslida
- Dravlausstøylen (“the summer pasture above Dravlaus”)
- Dravlausvik(a)
Sykkylven: