Verdal

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Verdal

  1. a municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
  2. alternative form of Verdalsøra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Verdalr, from earlier *Verardalr, from *Ver, an old name of the Verdalselva, and dalr (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²værdaːl/, /²værdaːɽ/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): [²ʋæɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ], [²ʋæɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

Proper noun

Verdal m (definite Verdalen)

  1. a municipality in northern Trøndelag, Norway
  2. (definite form) a valley in northern Trøndelag, Norway
  3. synonym of Verdalsøra

Usage notes

The definite form Verdalen is commonly used in Trøndelag instead of the indefinite form.

Derived terms

  • verdaling (“someone from Verdal”)
  • Verdalselva (“the Verdal River”)
  • Verdalsøra
  • Verdølafylke
  • Veressjøen
  • Veresvatnet
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