Gudbrandsdalen

Most likely named after a powerful Norwegian tribal chief called Dale-Gudbrand, said to live in Hundorp in the Gudbrand Valley during the 1100s, with a status as a hersir (a local leader in early medieval Scandinavia), according to the saga Heimskringla written by Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson.

The male given name Gudbrand comes from Old Norse Guðbrandr, first part guð (“God, deity”), from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“invoked one, god, deity”), from earlier *guþóm, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós (“invoked, liberated, poured as part of a liquid offering”), from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”) + *-tós (“creates verbal adjectives from verb stems”). Last part brandr (“brand, fire, sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire, flash, flame, burning, sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (“to seethe; spew forth; burn”).

• IPA^(key): /²ɡʉbrɑnsdɑːɳ/
• (Urban East Norwegian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʉ(d)bransˌdɑːln̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɳ, -ɑːln̩
• Hyphenation: Gud‧brands‧dal‧en

Gudbrandsdalen

1. Gudbrand Valley, Gudbrandsdalen (a valley and historical district Norway)

   Gudbrandsdal med lange ermer, krøker seg rundt jotunbarmer, sterkt i størknede famntak støpt - Tore Ørjasæter

   The Gudbrand Valley with long sleeves, curves around bosoms of Jotun, strongly cast in solid arms

• midlandsmål (“dialects from the west-facing eastern Norwegian mountain villages”)
• Innlandet (“a county of Norway, where Gudbrandsdalen is located”)

• “Gudbrandsdalen” in Store norske leksikon

From Old Norse Guðbrandsdalir pl from the male name Guðbrandr. Possibly used for a smaller portion of the valley in the beginning.

• IPA^(key): /²ɡʊbrɑnsdɑːɳ/, /²ɡʊbrɑnsdɑːlən/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɳ, -ɑːlən
• Hyphenation: Gud‧brands‧dal‧en

Gudbrandsdalen m (indefinite Gudbrandsdal)

1. Gudbrand Valley, Gudbrandsdalen (a valley and historical district Norway)

• gudbrandsdøl
• gudbrandsdalsost
• gudbrandsdalshest