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Dovre
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dövrə
English
thumb|Dovre stasjon
Proper noun
en Q486677en village/and/mun in co:suf/Innlandet c/Norway formerly part of the county of Oppland.
Further reading
Anagrams
en deorv Devor Dover Voder drove roved vedro vored
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology 1
nn ine-pro *dʰewbʰ-
Originally a farm name; from the genitive non Dofra of nn non Dofrar f-p, from the nn ine-pro - root ine-pro *dʰewbʰ- deep. Cognate with is Dofrar.
Pronunciation
nn /²dovrə/ /²dɔvrə/
nn Dòv re
Proper noun
nn proper noun ?
en Dovre (nn a <<village>> and <<municipality>> in <<co/Oppland>>, <<c/Norway>>)
nn Dovrefjell the mountains of Dovre
nn Samstelte og trugne til Dovre fell United and loyal until (the mountains of) Dovre crumble
Usage notes
Locative preposition: nn på in on
Derived terms
nn Dovrefjell Dovre Mountains
demonym nn døvre, nn dovring
Etymology 2
From nn non Dofri, related to nn Dofrar Dovre.
Proper noun
m
giant said to have raised Harald Fairhair
Old French
Proper noun
no
fro town/and/port in modern co/Kent in southeast cc/England Dover