Lardal

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Lardal

  1. a former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Larvik municipality on 1 January 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Lagardalr, from Lǫgr (i.e. Numedalslågen) +‎ dalr (“valley”). Doublet of Lågdalen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²laːrdaːl/, /²laːɖaːɽ/
  • (Lardal) IPA(key): /²laːdæːɽ/

Proper noun

Lardal m (definite Lardalen)

  1. a former municipality of Vestfold, Norway
  2. (definite form) a valley in Vestfold, Norway, around the river Lågen
    Synonym: Lågdalen

Usage notes

Lardal merged with Larvik municipality on 1st January 2018.

Derived terms

  • lardøling (“someone from Lardal”)
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