Orkla

English + (river) Proper noun en proper noun en river c/Norway, in Trøndelag Norwegian Bokmål Orkla (river),Orkla ASA,no:Orkla (elv),no:Orkla (selskap) Pronunciation nb /ˈɔrkla/ nb local nb [ˈɔrkɽa] nb Kvikne nb [ˈɔkɽa] nb ɔrkla 2 nb Ork la Etymology 1 Ultimately nb 1. The river's original name is reconstructed as Old Norse non *Ork. The present form nb Orkla may have developed from the name of its source lake, nb Orkelsjøen, whose older form is reconstructed as non *Orkill or non *Orkull. The older river name has traditionally been connected with non orka to work, labour, perhaps referring to the river's strong current, but it has alternatively been interpreted as an Old European river name; both explanations are uncertain. Compare nb Orkanger, nb Orkdal, nb Orkland and nb Orkelsjøen, which preserve or are formed from the same river-name element. Proper noun nb proper noun thumb|Orkla in Meldal nb river county/Trøndelag,Innlandet c/Norway, flowing from Orkelsjøen through Orkdalen and into Orkdalsfjorden at Orkanger. Etymology 2 1904 in the company name Orkla Grube-Aktiebolag. Named after the river nb Orkla, near which the company's original mining operations at Løkken Verk were based. Proper noun nb proper noun nb business A Norwegian industrial investment company, originally established as a mining company References “Orkla” in Store norske leksikon. “Orkla ASA” in Store norske leksikon. “About us”, Orkla ASA. Anagrams nb koral