Etnedalen

Norwegian Bokmål no Etnedal thumb|A historical view up Etnedalen from Sveen. Etymology nb non Etnardalr, from the genitive non Etnar of the old river name non Etn, followed by non dalr valley, literally “valley of the Etna”. The modern form has the definite singular ending nb -en definite singular suffix. The river name non Etn is of uncertain origin. It has been tentatively connected with Old Norse non etja to urge, drive forward or non eta to eat. The valley name was also used as the official name of the municipality created in 1894. By royal resolution of 3 November 1917, the municipality name was changed from nb Etnedalen to nb Etnedal, removing the definite ending nb -en. Pronunciation nb /ˈɛt.nəˌdɑː.lən/ nb ɑːlən 4 nb Et ne da len Proper noun nb proper noun Etnedalen; nb valley county/Innlandet c/Norway, the valley of the river nb Etna, running through Etnedal Municipality and continuing into Nordre Land. nb Etna renner gjennom Etnedalen. The Etna flows through Etnedalen. nb 1913 no Amund Helland Norges Land og Folk V: Kristians Amt, anden del 66 paa begge sider af Etnedalen i Valdres on both sides of Etnedalen in Valdres nb historical nb Etnedal municipality in Innlandet, Norway nb 1913 no Amund Helland Norges Land og Folk V: Kristians Amt, fjerde del 345 Etnedalen præstegjeld og herred oprettedes ved kgl. resi. af 21de decbr. 1893. Etnedalen parish and municipality were established by royal resolution of 21 December 1893. Usage notes nb Etnedalen remains the name of the valley. The present-day municipality is called nb Etnedal; nb Etnedalen was its official name until 1917. References Rygh, Oluf (1902), Norske Gaardnavne, volume IV, part 2: Kristians amt (anden halvdel), page 242. Helland, Amund (1913), Norges Land og Folk, volume V: Kristians Amt. Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m., pages 1057–1065. “Etnedal”, in Store norske leksikon.