Hallingdal

Norwegian Bokmål

Stave church from Gol in the Halling valley, ca. 1200. Moved to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History 1884.

Etymology

From Old Norse Haddingjadalr (“Halling valley”), from Haddingja (“the Haddingjar's”) +‎ dalr (“valley”), the first element referring to the mythical figures, likely deriving from haddr (“hair”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalːɪŋdɑːl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl
• Hyphenation: Hall‧ing‧dal

Proper noun

Hallingdal

1. Hallingdal (a valley and traditional district of Norway)

Derived terms

• halling
• hallingdalsk
• hallingdans
• hallingdanser
• hallingdialekt
• hallingdøl
• hallingjente
• hallingkast
• hallingmann
• hallingmål
• hallingslått
• hallingsprett
• hallingtakt
• hallingvise

 

References

• “Hallingdal” in Store norske leksikon