Roslagen

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from Old Swedish Roþslaghen, from Roþs, genitive form of Roþer (“Roden”) + laghen, definite plural form of lagh (“corporation, community”).[1]

Proper noun

Roslagen n (genitive Roslagens)

  1. The coastal areas of Uppland.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Nyman, Eva, Strauch, Dieter (2010) “Roslagen”, in Germanische Altertumskunde Online‎[1]

Further reading

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