Femund

Norwegian Nynorsk nn:+en Alternative forms nn historical spellings: Femunden nn 1723, Fämungen, Fämunden nn 1734, Fæmunden nn 1741 Etymology Uncertain first part, possibly from nn non feimr foam, from nn gem-pro *faimaz, with the river suffix non -und f, or non -mundr m. Jacob Breda Bull theorised that the name might come from nn non *Fimb-undr fiver river lake, from non 1 fimm -unnr five wave, where the suffix had been used in the meaning of mountain river.nn 1987 Kjenn Venås Norske innsjønamn III: Hedmark fylke 164 https://www.nb.no/items/1f82721382d9101406f2433dde21afbd?page=165 Proper noun nn proper noun m definite form Femunden nn lake mun/Engerdal co/Hedmark c/Norway Derived terms nn Femundsmarka References