Etnedal

Norwegian Bokmål no Etnedal thumb|Etnedal in Innlandet. thumb|Steinsetbygda in Etnedal. Alternative forms nb Etnedalen former official spelling of the municipality name until 1917; still used for the valley Etymology nb non Etnardalr, from the genitive non Etnar of the old river name non Etn, followed by non dalr valley, literally “valley of the Etna”. The modern form is analysable as nb Etna + nb dal valley; when the river name occurs as the first element of the compound, its final nb -a is traditionally dropped, giving unlinked Etne-. The deeper origin of the river name is uncertain; it has been connected with Old Norse non etja to urge, drive forward or non eta to eat. The municipality was established in 1894 under the name nb Etnedalen. By royal resolution of 3 November 1917, the official municipality name was changed to nb Etnedal. Pronunciation nb /ˈɛt.nəˌdɑːl/ nb ɑːl 3 nb Et ne dal Proper noun nb proper noun Etnedal; nb municipality county/Innlandet c/Norway, traditionally part of Valdres, centred on the upper course of the river nb Etna, with Bruflat as its administrative centre. nb Etnedal ligger i Valdres i Innlandet. Etnedal is situated in Valdres in Innlandet. nb 22 February 2019 Statsforvalteren i Innlandet Etnedal Etnedal, Oppland fylkes minste kommune i folketall og – som noen kanskje vet – hjemkommunen til «adelsmannen» Jens von Bustenskjold. Etnedal, Oppland county's smallest municipality by population and – as some may know – the home municipality of the “nobleman” Jens von Bustenskjold. Derived terms nb etnedøl person from or resident of Etnedal References “Etnedal”, in Store norske leksikon. “Hvordan skal navna skrives?”, Språkrådet. Rygh, Oluf (1902), Norske Gaardnavne, volume IV, part 2: Kristians amt (anden halvdel), page 242. Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m., pages 1057–1065.