Lærdalselven

Norwegian Bokmål no Lærdalselvi Alternative forms nb Lærdalselvi official approved and prioritized spelling nb Lærdalselva widespread modern form Pronunciation nb /¹læːr.dɑːlsˌɛlʋən/ [ˈlæ̀ːɖɑ̌ːlsˌɛlʋn̩] nb ɛlʋən 4 nb Lær dals el ven Proper noun nb proper noun nb historical nb Lærdalselvi river in Lærdal, Vestland nb Det ble utført reguleringsarbeider i Lærdalselven på slutten av 1800-tallet. River-regulation works were carried out in Lærdalselven in the late 19th century. nb 1888 Kanalkontoret Kanalvæsenets Historie IX Regulering af Lærdalselven Lærdalselven har sine Kilder paa Fjeldene mellem Bergens og Hamars Stifter, optager flere Bielve Lærdalselven has its sources in the mountains between the dioceses of Bergen and Hamar and receives several tributaries. Usage notes nb Lærdalselven is a historical form of the river name, using the masculine definite singular ending -en in nb elv river. It is particularly well attested in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century official and technical sources. The modern approved and prioritized place-name spelling is nb Lærdalselvi, while nb Lærdalselva is widespread in modern Bokmål usage. Historical records also frequently use the corresponding genitive form Lærdalselvens, for example in titles concerning regulation of the river. References Kanalvæsenets Historie, volume IX, Kanalkontoret, Kristiania, 1888. Riksarkivets kart- og tegningssamling: Topografisk katalog, 13. Sogn og Fjordane, Riksarkivet, pp. 62–63. “Lærdalselvi”, Sentralt stadnamnregister, Norwegian Mapping Authority.