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Jamteland
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Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Jamtland
Etymology
From nn non Jamtaland, from non jamti Jamt land land 1.
2 Folk etymology
According to the saga of Haakon the Good, named after nn:Kjetil Jamte Ketill jamti, the legendary first settler of this landscape. Cognate with is Jamtaland, sv Jämtland and da Jemtland.
Another false etymology version derives the name from nn jamt (the neutrum of nn jamn, see also sv jämn).
Pronunciation
nn /²jamtəlan(d)/
Proper noun
nn proper noun n
nn landscape/and/county , until 1645 in c/Norway now in c/Sweden Jämtland
Related terms
nn jamt, nn jamte
See also
nn Herjådal Herjådal(en)