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Jämtland
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en sv Jämtland.
Proper noun
en province/and/county in central c/Sweden.
Translations
province and county of Sweden
Latin: la Iemptia
Old Norse: non Jamtaland n
Swedish: sv Jämtland n
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
sv non Jamtaland, from the name of the inhabitants, the non Jämtar, from non jamti, from sv gem-pro *emat- industrious, strong, which could ultimately be related to de emsig industrious.Hellquist, Elof (1922). Svensk etymologisk ordbok (Första upplagan). Lund: Gleerups förlag. p. 285
Pronunciation
sv /ˈjɛmtˌland/
sv Sv-Jämtland.ogg
Proper noun
n
sv province/and/county in central c/Sweden
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