Nord-Aurdal

English Proper noun Nord-Aurdal en mun in co/Innlandet c/Norway. Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Aurdal no thumb|Nord-Aurdal seen from Hippesbygda. Alternative forms nb Nordre Aurdal historical official name; superseded in 1917 Etymology From nb nord Aurdal north place name, literally “northern Aurdal”. The official name was changed from nb Nordre Aurdal to nb Nord-Aurdal in 1917. nb Aurdal probably contains the lost river name nb Aura, interpreted as “the gravel river”, ultimately related to non aurr gravel; wet clay, mud, with non dalr valley as the final element. Compare the parallel formation nb Sør-Aurdal southern Aurdal. Pronunciation nb /ˈnuːrˌæʉ̯r.dɑːl/ [ˈnuːrˌæʉ̯ɖɑːl] nb æʉɖɑːl 3 nb Nord- Aur dal Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway, in no Valdres; administrative centre: nb Fagernes Derived terms nb nordaurdøl person from Nord-Aurdal References Nord-Aurdal no “Nord-Aurdal” in Store norske leksikon. “Aurdal” in Norsk stadnamnleksikon. “Nord-Aurdal” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m., pp. 1057–1065. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun Nord-Aurdal nn municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway formerly part of the county of Oppland