Helgeland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Helgeland.

Proper noun

Helgeland

1. A district of Nordland, Norway.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Hálogaland, from the genitive plural of háleygr (“inhabitant of Hálogaland”) land. Doublet of Hålogaland.

Pronunciation

• (Helgeland) IPA^(key): /²hɛlːaɲ/, (newer and literary) /²hælɡəlaɲ/

Proper noun

Helgeland n

1. A district of Nordland, Norway

Derived terms

• helgelandsbåt
• helgelandsfar, hellandsfar
• helgelandsk
• helgelandsmål (“the dialects of Helgeland”)
• helgelending (“someone from Helgeland”)

References

• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• “Helgelending” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring