Mallar

Old Norse Etymology non ine-pro *melh₂- grind The nominative form was (trivially) reconstructed by Oluf Rygh, who suggests it likely is related to terms such as non malmr ore; sandy, gravelly flats, non mold soil and non mǫl a gravelly bank, in reference to the morainic terrain and soil.https://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_visetekst.prl?s=n&Vise=Vise&KRYSS157359%4035458=on 10 192 Madlann 2007 Inge Særheim Stadnamn i Rogaland Place Names in Rogaland Fagbokforlaget 9788276748796 Madla 156 All of these terms derive from the non ine-pro - root ine-pro *melh₂- to grind, crush grind. Proper noun non proper noun p genitive Malla dative Mǫllum non a <<farm>> north of <<fjord/Hafrsfjord>>, modern day <<co/Rogaland>>, <<c/Norway>> Usage notes The name is attested in the genitive and dative cases, although not in the nominative. Derived terms gmq-mno Mallar no Madla References