"Laxå" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Laxå, from Swedish Laxån (“Laxån River”), from lad + -s- + å (from Old Norse hlað and á). Literally, “Pile Creek”, referring to an artificial bank under an ancient bridge, which was a part of the Erik’s Road. False cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk Lakså. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sv|Laxå}} Borrowed from Swedish Laxå, {{der|en|sv|Laxån||Laxån River}} Swedish Laxån (“Laxån River”), {{der|en|non|hlað}} Old Norse hlað, {{m-g|Pile Creek}} “Pile Creek”, {{lit|Pile Creek}} Literally, “Pile Creek”, {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|nn|Lakså|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Norwegian Nynorsk Lakså, {{false cognate|nn|Lakså}} False cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk Lakså Head templates: {{en-prop}} Laxå
  1. A town and municipality in Örebro County, Sweden. Categories (place): Municipalities of Sweden, Places in Sweden, Towns in Sweden
    Sense id: en-Laxå-en-name-OBimC3hp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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