Bitdal

Norwegian Nynorsk thumb|240px Alternative forms nn Bitudal nn Bital used e.g. in eye dialect spellings and old maps nn Bittal Hans Jacob Wille, 1786 Etymology From the river name nn Bitu, from nn non *Bíta a biting creek, a very cold creek, related to nn bita to bite. The other part is nn dal valley. The modern pronunciation with /d/ in the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby nn Heddal < non Heitradalr. Meanwhile, the assimilation in the local dialect went the other way. Pronunciation nn /²bidːaːl/ Rauland nn /²bitaːl/ Proper noun nn proper noun m definite Bitdalen nn valley mun/Vinje co/Telemark c/Norway, in the former Rauland municipality. Most area of the valley is covered by an artificially enlarged lake.