Heddal

Norwegian Nynorsk nn: thumb|alt=Heddal stave church|Heddal stavkyrkje. Alternative forms nn Heiddal western variant nn Heitdal alternative spelling Etymology From nn non Heitradalr, non *Heitrardalr, from the river name non *Heitr f (now nn Heddøla) + non dalr valley. The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby nn Flatdal Fladdal < non Flatdalr. Pronunciation nn /²hɛdːaːl/ [²hɛ̝d.dɐ̞ˑl] nn Hed dal Proper noun nn proper noun m definite Heddalen nn village/and/church site mun/Notodden co/Telemark c/Norway Usage notes The place has variously been written da Hit(t)erdal in older texts, but this is a constructed Danish form with little to no basis in genuine Norwegian forms, not to be confused with Hitterdal in Trøndelag.1849 P. A. Munch Historisk-geographisk Beskrivelse over Kongeriget Norge (Noregsveldi) i Middelalderen 4 https://www.nb.no/items/81378d7fe31c229d140fdbe011e9e27d?page=111927 Gustav Indrebø Norsk namneverk 71 https://www.nb.no/items/8d985c232673df660f21a532cfbee4bb?page=70 Derived terms nn heddøl someone from Heddal nn Heddøla References