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Dravn
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Danish
Alternative forms
da Drafn older orthography
Etymology
From da non Drafn m, non Drǫfn f (genitive non Drafnar). Cognate with no - nn Dramn, nn Drammen and is Dröfn.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da historical da fjord c/Norway in older times thought to be a lake a
da 1871 P. A. Munch; Oluf Rygh Norges Konge-Sagaer Feilberg & Landmarks Forlag Christiania Haakon Haakonssøns Saga 290 https://www.nb.no/items/8df66e9f024feef34e9595fb3509c654?page=307 Da Skule Jarl spurgte dette, for han ind i Dravn med en stor Hær; han havde et stort Skib paa sex og tyve Rum og mange Smaaskibe. When earl Skuli heard that he made ready to go in to Drafn. He had a great ship of six and twenty benches and many small ships.
da town c/Norway Drammen Drammen
da 1777 w:Ludwig Albrecht Gebhardi Kongeriget Norges Historie Christian Iversens Forlag Odense LVII https://www.nb.no/items/160f27390890afd83f877985b16129c8?page=92 Disse samme Ting bleve og af Fremmede selv hentede, deels fra Tønsberg, deels fra Lade- og Toldpladsen Drafn (Drammen), og af Stæderne Sarpsborg og Trondhiem eller Nidaraas.