"Bergen" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper name

IPA: /¹bɛrɡən/, [¹bæːɰ.ɡɛn] (note: Bergen), /bærn/ (note: Strilalandet, traditional) Forms: Bjørgvin [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native Bjørgvin. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-|*wenh₁-}}, {{der|nn|non|Bjǫrgvin||meadow between the mountains}} Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”) Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun}} Bergen
  1. Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) Wikipedia link: nn:Bergen Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Cities in Vestland, Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway, Places in Vestland, Norway Related terms: bergensar, bergensk
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