Orkland

English Etymology en no Orkland. Proper noun en proper noun en municipality co/Trøndelag c/Norway created January 1. 2020 en municipality co/Trøndelag c/Norway which existed until 1963 in the middle part of modern Orkland municipality Norwegian Bokmål Orkland Municipality,no:Orkland,no:Orkland (tidligere kommune) Etymology 1920 as a newly coined name based on the river name nb Orkla, with nb land land, territory as the second element. The first element ultimately reflects the reconstructed Old Norse river name non *Ork, of uncertain origin; it has traditionally been connected with non orka to work, labour, perhaps in reference to the river's strong current. The present municipality, established in 2020, reused the historical name. Compare nb Orkanger and nb Orkdal, formed from the same river-name element. Pronunciation nb /ˈɔrkˌlan/ nb local nb [ˈɔrkˌlaɲː] nb an 2 nb Ork land Proper noun nb proper noun thumb|Orkland municipality in Trøndelag nb A <<municipality>> in <<county/Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>, established on 1 January 2020 through the merger of Agdenes, Meldal, Orkdal, and part of Snillfjord; administrative centre: Orkanger. nb A <<parish>> in the municipality of the same name in <<county/Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>. nb historical nb A <<former municipality>> in <<county/Sør-Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>, existing from 1920 to 1963; administrative centre: Svorkmo. Derived terms nb orklending person from Orkland References “Orkland” in Store norske leksikon. “Orkland – tidligere kommune” in Store norske leksikon. “Orkland kommune”, Sentralt stadnamnregister, Kartverket. “Orkland” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. “Orkland menighet”, Church of Norway.