Gudbrandsdalen.
Gudbrand Valley, Gudbrandsdalen (a valley and historical district Norway)
Meaning & usage
Gudbrand Valley, Gudbrandsdalen (a valley and historical district Norway)
Where this word comes from
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 (“god, deity”), from earlier *guþóm. Last part brandr (“brand, fire, sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire, flash, flame, burning, sword”).
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