Svone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Svånå (dialectal, Dovre)

Etymology

Related to svòna (“to grow, overflow”, about rivers).

Proper noun

Svone m

  1. a river in Lesja and Dovre in Oppland, and Oppdal in Trøndelag, Norway

Derived terms
  • Svånå (pasture settlement)
  • Svånådalen, Svondalen
  • Svånåkollen
  • Svånålegeret
  • Svånåtindan
  • Svånåvatnet

References
  • Alf Eriksen (1996) Ord og uttrykk frå Dovre (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 204
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