Agder

English Proper noun en county in southern c/Norway, formed on 1 January 2020 on the merger of en Aust-Agder and en Vest-Agder counties. Anagrams en adegr grade garde Degar EDGAR radge Dager raged Gared greda Edgar Adger Gerda Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Agdir Midlandsnormalen Etymology nn ine-pro *h₂eḱ- nn non Agðir f-p, from a singular form non *Ǫgð, from nn gem-pro *Agiðō, from the nn ine-pro - root ine-pro *h₂eḱ- sharp. Cognate with ang egde eg(e)de, goh egida and owl ocet (> cy oged harrow). Pronunciation nn /²aɡdər/ newer /¹aɡdər/ Proper noun nn proper noun f-p nn region of Southern c/Norway nn county of Southern c/Norway, until 2020 split into Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder Usage notes The traditional preposition for nn Agder is nn på on; though nn i in has become more common in modern time when referring to the county. Derived terms nn Agdesida Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Related terms nn egda<t:to talk Agder dialect> egd<t:someone from Agder> Egdafylke egde<t:someone from Agder> egdemål<t:lowland Agder dialect> See also nn Robyggjelag Råbyggjelag References Agðir