Hjerkinn

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English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Hjerkinn

  1. a town on the border between Trøndelag and Eastern Norway. A part of Dovre municipality.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • Gierchen (archaic)
  • Jerkind (archaic)

Proper noun[edit]

Hjerkinn

  1. a town on the border between Trøndelag and Østlandet. A part of Dovre municipality.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • Gierchen, Jerkind (Danicisations)
  • Hjerdkinn (alternative spelling)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse *Hjarðkinn, from hjǫrð (“livestock, herd”) +‎ kinn (“mountainside”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jɛːrçin/
  • (local pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃæːrçiɲ/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /jæːʃkiɲ/

Proper noun[edit]

Hjerkinn f

  1. A town in Dovre municipality, Oppland, Norway, by the border to Trøndelag

Related terms[edit]

  • hjord (“livestock, herd”)
  • kinn (“mountainside”)

References[edit]

  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
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