Meldal
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Meldal
- a former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Meddarn (the municipality and its village, definite form, eye dialect)
- Medal, Medaldal, Middal (the village, non-standard spellings)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse Meðaldalr
Proper noun
Meldal m (def Meldalen)
- a former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway which existed until 1 january 2020), formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Back in the older days (around 19th century) the municipaliry has also included Rennebu (and some hillsides in Rindal).
- a valley in this municipality
- a village in the valley, administrative center of the municipality and of a church district with the same name
- a medieval herad with administrative center in the village
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Meldal m (def Meldalen)
- an uninhabited valley north of Beitstad
- an uninhabited valley east of Steinkjer
- an uninhabited valley on a mountain side on the Gurskøya island