Blåflat

Norwegian Bokmål Pronunciation nb /¹bloːˌflɑːt/ [ˈblòːˌflɑ̌ːt] nb ɑːt 2 nb Blaaflat nb Blå flat Etymology 1 nb h₃bʰrúHs nb non Brúarflǫt, from non brúar, the genitive singular of non brú bridge, and non flǫt flat, level piece of land, literally “bridge flat”. 1317 as Bruarflat. The modern local form nb Blåflat reflects dialectal assimilation of initial br- to bl-; historical sources explicitly record nb Bruflat as pronounced Blaaflat in Etnedal. Old Norse non brú is from nb gem-pro *brūwō eyebrow; bridge, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₃bʰrúHs eyebrow. thumb|A view over Etnedal and Bruflat around 1890. Proper noun nb proper noun Blåflat; nb farm mun:suf/Etnedal county/Innlandet c/Norway, a historic farm in the centre of nb Bruflat, formerly a posting station and now preserved and used as a cultural meeting place. nb Blåflat ligger midt i Bruflat. Blåflat is situated in the centre of Bruflat. nb 2026 Einar Søberg Innlandet fylkeskommune 17 drepte og 370 skadde i Innlandstrafikken i 2025 Det startet med en markering utenfor Blåflat gård hvor det var kulturelle innslag og appeller. It began with a ceremony outside Blåflat farm, where there were cultural performances and speeches. Usage notes In Etnedal, nb Blåflat remains the name used for the historic farm, whose cadastral name is Bruflat Søndre. The surrounding settlement and administrative centre is now generally called nb Bruflat. nb Blåflat is also the traditional local pronunciation and form of the settlement name nb Bruflat. Etymology 2 A transferred place name from nb Blåflat in Etnedal. Rygh states that the Lærdal name was given by an immigrant after the Etnedal farm. Alternative forms nb Blaaflat current spelling used by the Lærdal farm thumb|A historical view between Blaaflaten and Husum in Lærdal. Proper noun nb proper noun Blåflat; nb farm mun:suf/Lærdal county/Vestland c/Norway, a historic farm and former hotel and posting station in Lærdal, now operated as a fruit farm. nb Blåflat ligger i Lærdal. Blåflat is situated in Lærdal. nb 4 December 2017 Leif Magnus Sættem Virkningen av svært lav vannføring på ungfisk i Lærdalselva høsten 2017 Ferskvannsbiologen Ungfisk i denne delen ble undersøkt på stasjonene 9 Old Pastor, 10 Blåflat, 11 Rikheim og 12 Båthølen Mo. Juvenile fish in this section were surveyed at stations 9 Old Pastor, 10 Blåflat, 11 Rikheim and 12 Båthølen Mo. Usage notes The farm itself currently uses the spelling nb Blaaflat, while nb Blåflat is also established as a place-name spelling. Etymology 3 nb Origin uncertain. Johannes Sivesind noted that place names in Blå-/Brå- commonly develop from earlier bruar-, but considered that explanation unlikely for this hilltop site and suggested instead a connection with nb blote to hold a pagan sacrifice, from Old Norse non blóta to sacrifice. Under this interpretation, the name would mean approximately “the flat where sacrifices were made”. Proper noun nb proper noun Blåflat; nb locality near/Bøverbru mun:suf/Vestre Toten county/Innlandet c/Norway, an old place traditionally associated with a pre-Christian sacrificial site. nb Blåflat ligger ved Bøverbru. Blåflat is near Bøverbru. nb 2023 Høyres redaksjon Vestre Toten Høyre Kjetil Sangnes – ordførerkandidat Blåflat på Bøverbru, nærmere himmelen kommer du ikke! Blåflat at Bøverbru — you cannot get any closer to heaven! Etymology 4 A habitational surname from a Norwegian farm or place name nb Blåflat or nb Blaaflat. Alternative forms nb Blaaflat surname spelling Proper noun nb proper noun nb place names nb 20 January 2014 Kjetil Gillesvik Bergens Tidende Reddet brannstasjonen med gjødselssprederen Du må bare gjøre jobben, sier Tokvam, som jobbet i par med Ingvar Blåflat den natten. You just have to do the job, says Tokvam, who worked together with Ingvar Blåflat that night. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 5 people in Norway had nb Blåflat as their surname as of 1 January 2026.“Navn”, Statistics Norway, updated 28 January 2026. References “Blåflat gard”, in Kulturminneplan for Etnedal 2019–2025, Etnedal kommune. “Den Bergenske Kongeveg”, Etnedal kommune. Christie, Sigrid; Ola Storsletten; Anne Marta Hoff, “Bruflat kirke”, Norges Kirker. Rygh, Oluf, Norske Gaardnavne, volume XII, p. 63, s.v. “Blaaflat”. Braaflaat 5 471 https://runeberg.org/ngardnavne/5/0491.html “Blaaflat gard”, Lærdal. “Blåflatvegen”, Lokalhistoriewiki, citing Johannes Sivesind, “Øyeblikksbilder fra Vestre Totens kirkehistorie”, TOTN Årbok (1991), p. 177. Further reading “Blåflat”, Marcus, University of Bergen Library.