Årstad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Álrekstaðir (name of the Viking age town once located on the northern border of modern Årstad). First part from *Álrekr (> Ulriken, Alrek), from al- (“all”) +‎ rekr (“mighty”). Last part from staðir, plural of staðr.

Proper noun

Årstad m

  1. a parish and borough of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

Swedish

Etymology

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Attested in Latin as Arestatha in 1330-s.

Proper noun

Årstad c

  1. a town and parish in Halland, Sweden, close to Falkenberg
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