Ljan

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a river name (now Ljanselva); from Old Norse *Ljórn (genitive *Ljárnar), from older *Léǫrn, from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛖᚹᚨᚱᚾᚢ (*lewarnu), from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewH-.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ljan f

  1. A church site and neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway

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