Helleland

[Alt: Wooden church with white horizontal panels and slate roof]
From Old Norse *Helliland, from hellir (“cave”) + land (“land”). Doublet of Helland.

A church site in Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway


Helgeren

Definite form; an ia-derivation of Old Norse heilagr.


Eikeren

Definite form; from Old Norse *Eikir, an ia-derivation of eik f (“oak”).

A lake in Buskerud and Vestfold, South East Norway


Tveite

From Old Norse *Þveitar, plural of þveit f.

A farm in Tvedestrand, East Agder, Norway


Beitstad

From Old Norse Beitstǫð f, maybe from older *Beitisstǫð. Uncertain first part; last part from stǫð (“landing-place for boats”).

A village and former municipality of Steinkjer, North Trøndelag, Norway


Nesnar

From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”).

(unofficial) alternative spelling of Nesna


Helgeland

From Old Norse Hálogaland, from the genitive plural of háleygr (“inhabitant of Hálogaland”) + land. Doublet of Hålogaland.


Lidandesnes

(historical) alternative form of Lindesnes


Ranrike

From Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ranríki.


Vingulmark

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Vingulmǫrk.

(historical) Vingulmark, the area making up today’s Østfold and the easternmost part of Buskerud


Tretten

From Old Norse Þrættin or Þrǿttin. First part possibly from þróttr (“power, strength”); last part from vin (“meadow”).

A village and parish of Øyer, Oppland, Norway


Ombo

From Old Norse Umbum, dative of *Umbar pl, possibly derived from umb.

An island in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway


Fogn

From Old Norse Fogn, possibly related to fjúka and fok.


Selund

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Selund, from selr (“seal”) + -und (suffix for placenames).


Hundvåko

[²hʉnːʋɐku̞]

Definite form; from Old Norse Hundvaka (oblique form Hundvǫku). Doublet of Hundvåg.

An island in Austevoll, Hordaland, Norway


Hundvåg

From Old Norse Hundvaka (oblique form Hundvǫku). Doublet of Hundvåko.

An island and borough of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway


Sætreås

(definite form) a farm in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Kvangardsnes

A farm in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Kvanngardsnes

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Kvanngardsnes n (definite Kvanngardsneset)

From Old Norse hvanngarðr or hvannagarðr (“angelica farm”) + nes (“headland”).

(definite form) A headland in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Alternative spelling of Kvangardsnes (a farm by the headland above)


Røykjanes

/²rœʏːçanɛːs/

An adapted borrowing of Icelandic Reykjanes, from genitive plural of Old Norse reykr (“smoke”) + nes (“headland”).

Southern Peninsula
Southern Peninsula#English

A headland in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Official name: Reykjanes


Støren

Possibly from Old Norse *Staurin, from staurr (“pole”) + vin (“meadow”). Doublet of Støre.

A village and former municipality of Midtre Gauldal, Southern Trøndelag, Norway


Støre

Possibly from Old Norse *Staurin, from staurr (“pole”) + vin (“meadow”). Doublet of Støren.

A farm in Levanger, Northern Trøndelag, Norway


Lovund

[²lœʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞]

[²lo̞ʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞]

From Old Norse *Lǫfund, from lafa or laf + -und. Alternatively from *Laufund, from lauf (“leaf”) + -und

An island and village in Lurøy, Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Burmavegen

From Burma + vegen (“the way”). Usually refers to the Burma Road and the 24 bends, as these Norwegian roads are either very bendy or steep, or are built during the Second World War by using slave labor, or both.

A road in Karmøy, Norway, built during WWII

A road going upwards near the Vang village in Valdres

A road in Førde, Norway, built during WWII

(colloquial) A forest road in Trøndelag, going from northern Løkken Verk up to Bustad (some parts of it are serpentine), officially called Bustovegen


Kvinlog

From Old Norse *Hvínlǫgr, from the river name Hvín + lǫgr.

A village in Kvinesdal, Western Agder, Norway


Kvina

A river in Kvinesdal, Western Agder, Norway


Otra

Definite form; from Old Norse Otra f, derived from otr (“otter”).

A river in Agder, Norway, running through the municipalities Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla and Kristiansand


Otrenes

From Old Norse Otrunes n, from the river name Otra + nes (“headland”).


Otros

From the river name Otra + os (“river outlet”).

A city and municipality of Agder, Norway. Official name: Kristiansand


Oddernes

Danicised form of Otrenes, from Old Norse Otrunes n, from the river name Otra + nes (“headland”).

A parish and former municipality now in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway

(definite form) A headland in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway


Storesand

From stor (“big”) + sand (“sand”), cf. the nearby Lillesand (literally “Little Sand”).


Torridalselva

Definite form; from Torridal + elv (“river”).


Gunnrød

From Old Norse Gunnrøðr, a variant of Gunnfrøðr. Doublet of Gunnfrød.


Hallrid

From Old Norse Hallríðr, a form of Hallfríðr, from hallr (“stone”) + fríðr (“beautiful”). Doublet of Hallfrid.


Heidmark

Heidmark f (definite Heidmarka, definite dative Heidmarken)

Heidmarka (definite)
Heidmarken (dative definite)

From Old Norse Heiðmǫrk, from the tribe name hei(ð)nir + mǫrk (“forest, woodland”).

A county in southeastern Norway. Official name: Hedmark


Utfroan

From ut (“out”) + Froan (“an archipelago on Trøndelag's coast”). Similar to other mythical island names as Utrøst by the real Røst island, and Utvega by the real Vega island.

af

a legendary island by the coast of Trøndelag, north of Frøya


Eivind Beinlaus

The first part is the Norwegian male name Eivind, rhyming with the word vind (“wind”). The second part is beinlaus (“without legs or bones”).


Gåmålerken

/²ɡɔmɔɽeʂkn̩/

Definite form; from a contraction of Gamal-Eirik, using the dialectal form gåmål for gamal (“old”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)


Våsud

From Old Norse Vásuðr, from *vásuðr, a derivation of vás (“hard work in wet weather”).

(Norse mythology) Vosud (a jotunn and the father of Vindsvalr and Vetr)


Vindsval

From Old Norse Vindsvalr, from vindr (“wind”) + svalr (“chill”), equivalent to modern vind + sval.

(Norse mythology) a jotunn and the son of Vosud and father of Vetr


Vetlide

From Old Norse Vetrliði, from vetrliði (“one-year-old bear”).


Tolv

From Þolfr, Þólfr, a contraction of Þórolfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*þunrawulfaʀ), from *Þunraz (“thunder”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”). Doublet of Torolv and Torulv.

inh

*ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ


Heitdal

/²hɛɪːtdaːɽ/

From Old Norse Heitradalr, *Heitrardalr, from the river name *Heitr f (now Heddøla) + dalr (“valley”). The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Flatdal /²fladːaːl/.


Modgunn

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Móðgunnr, Móðguðr, from móðr + gunnr (“battle; valkyrie”). Cognate with Faroese Móðgunn and Icelandic Móðgunnur.

lbor

(Norse mythology) name of a goddess, the guardian of the Gjallarbrú


Lodve

From Old Norse Hloðvér, compare Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg. Cognate with Icelandic Hlöðver, Hlöðvir. Doublet of Ludvig.


Gjeddarbru

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Gjeddarbru f (definite Gjeddarbrui or Gjeddarbrua)

Gjeddarbrui (definite)
Gjeddarbrua (definite)


Gjallarbru

Inherited from Old Norse Gjallarbrú, from Gjǫll (“mythic river”) + brú (“bridge”). Compare Swedish Gillebro and Danish Gældebro.

Eg hev gengid Gjallarbrui,
Hon er ekki god at gange,
Bikkja bit og ormen sting
Og stuten stend og stangar

I went on the Gjallarbru-bridge,
It isn't good to walk on
The dog bites and the snake stings
And the ox stands and butts

(folklore, Christianity) a legendary bridge through which the souls of humans go after death, mentioned in the Norwegian ballade “Draumkvedet”

(Norse mythology) Gjallarbrú (a bridge on the way from Hel)


Modgud

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Móðguðr.


Vuku

From Old Norse Vaka (oblique form Vǫku), possibly derived from vǫk (“hole in the ice”).


Gjevillvatnet

Probably related to gjeva (“give”). The last part is vatn (“water, lake”). Known in old Danicized forms as Gevilvandet or Djevilvandet. The last one may be explained as example of folk etymology, which connects lake's name to devil (Norwegian Nynorsk djevel), what is also the reason behind the humorous sense of the word.


Kug

From Old Norse *Kúgr, derived from kúga.


Korsvika

From kors (“cross”) + vik (“bay, inlet”)

area in the eastern outskirts of Trondheim, especially known for its beach


Olavskjelda

(folklore, Christianity) name of several wellheads in Norway attributed to Saint Olav


Valtjov

val + tjov, tjuv; from Old Norse Valþjófr. Cognate with Old English Walþēof.


Stridsmo

From strid + mo. Literally, “fight heath”. According to Magnus Brostrup Landstad, the places with name like it were used by local farmers for tournaments.
The only exception given by Landstad is Stridsmo located nearby the Borsæ lake, not far from the highway. The place is known for a great amount of menhirs. According to the local legend, eastern Telemark was a part of Setesdal, but the farmers did a revolt against Setesdal. One of the battles took place at the Borsæ moors and gave the name to this place.


Botnedal

A valley in Telemark, Norway, located on the border of Setesdal in Tokke municipality (formerly, part of Mo municipality). Per today, the valley is mostly uninhabited.

(historical) a medieval community in this valley, which died out during the Black Death outbreak; the ruins of its church are currently covered by water of Botnedalsvatn artificial reservoir


Nordmannsslepe

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Nordmannsslepe f (def Nordmannsslepa, pl Nordmannssleper, def pl Nordmannsslepene)

From nordmann (“a (western) Norwegian”) + slepe (“mountain path”).

af

(historical) a name of five different mountain paths in Hardangervidda used by merchants in old times


Hardangerfjorden

From Hardanger + fjorden (“definite singular of fjord”).

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">fjord</i>

a fjord in Hardanger, on the coast of Norway


Båvur

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Báfurr.


Håkkå

(folklore) An islet on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway, nearby the Tarva islands. The islet was very swampy and had no vegetation other than heather. The islet sunk into the ocean around 1890-s. Local fishers used to throw fish on this islet in order to get good luck in fishing.


Tarva

An archipelago on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway


Skåvegen

Definite form of skåveg m. In Bokmål, spelled as Skåveien. Both spellings are used on maps, but they do not refer to the same locations.

A road on the east side of Randsfjorden lake

A mountain path in Størdalen, Trøndelag, Norway (not far from Lensvik)


Nord-Makedonia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans; capital: Skopje)


Hjør

From Old Norse Hjǫrr, originally a byname, from hjǫrr (“sword”).

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “sword”


Vrådal

Possibly from the farm name Vrå, from Old Norse vrá, rá.

A village in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway


Raulandsfjell

A mountain area in Vinje, Telemark, Norway


Løvstakken

A mountain area in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

a small suburban area of Bergen on the western side of the mountain

another name of Løvstakksida, an area of Bergen on the north-eastern side of the mountain


Strandafjellet

A mountain in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, part of Løvstakken mountain group

A mountain in Sogndal, Norway, close to Jostedalsbreen


Haukelifjell

A mountain area in Norway, between Hardangervidda and Setesdalsheiene


Terråk

Uncertain first part. Last part from Old Norse akr.

A farm and village in Bindal, Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Kinsarvik

From Kinso (“Kinso (a creek in Hordaland)”) + vik. In old Danicized texts known as Kinservig or Kindservig.

A former municipality of Hordaland, Norway


Eindride

/²ɛɪ(ː)ndrɪːə/

ein (“one; alone”) + -ride (“rider”); from Old Norse Eindriði, from older Einriði, compare einriði (“lone rider”), from ein (“alone”) + -riði (“rider”). Cognate with Icelandic Indriði and Danish Ender.


Atride

åt (“at; towards”) + -ride (“rider”); from Old Norse Atriði.


Raggaren

Alternative form of Raggarden (a beach in Telemark)


Raggarden

The first part is probably related to ragg. The last part is definite form of gard (“farm, fence”), although there was never located any real farm, see also etymology of Grågårn.

A beach area in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, between Tansvatn and Lognvikvatn


Lognvikvatn

From Lognvik + vatn, where Lognvik is name of a farm.

A lake in Telemark, Norway, connected to Tansvatn in the west.


Tansvatn

The last part is from vatn (“water, lake”).

A lake in Telemark, Norway, connected to Lognvikvatn in the east.


Tessungdal

From Tessung + dal, where Tessung is name of a farm.


Tolvkjørkhellar

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Tolvkjørkhellar m (definite Tolvkjørkhellaren)

The last part is heller (“cave”). According to a local legend, the cave was used as a church or chapel in Medieval times, although it is not confirmed by archeologists. According to Faye’s version, the first part is from tolv + kyr, because the price paid to a priest for the official consecration of the cave was 12 cows. According to Dietrichson’s version, the first part is from Tollev + kyrkje, named after a local saint, Tollev (Tollef Salemann of Tessungdal), from Old Norse Þorleifr.
In Riksmål and Bokmål texts known as Tolvkohellen, Tollkohelleren, Tolffkiørs-Heller, Tolvkuhelleren and Tolvkjørhellen.

A cave in Sirdal, Agder, Norway, used as a resting place by local shepherds. Since 1970 covered by waters of a reservoir


Gisna

Perhaps from Old Norse geisa and á (“river”).

A river in Trøndelag, Norway. Its lower part creates border between Oppdal and Rennebu.


Urvatn

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, between Løkken Verk and Åmotsgruva


Merkeshaugen

An abandoned farm in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby the Urvatn Lake

name of several uninhabited hills, especially in Trøndelag and Nordland


Liahaugtjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby Fagerli in southern Bjørnli

Misnomer of Litjvatn Lake in Grågårn in northern Bjørnli


Bjørnlivatn

An industry polluted lake in Trøndelag, Norway


Liahaugen

From liane (“the hillsides”) + haugen (“the hill”).

af

An abandoned farm in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby Fagerli

A house group in Indre Fosen, in Leksvik village


Åmotsgruva

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway between Urvatn Lake and Svorka River


Bjørnli

From bjørn + li. Probably related to Bjørndal, a small uninhabited valley behind Fagerli. The houses in the area were built mainly after 1913, but the name is probably much older.

A village in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Løkken Verk


Tveitsto

From tveit + sto. The first part is clipping of Barskortveit (the closest farm in the area).

An abandoned mine in Tokke, Telemark, Norway


Høydalskamben

A mountain in Trøndelag, Norway, east of Løkken Verk and north of Frillsjøen


Høydalsgruva

From Høydal + gruve, although Høydal is located on the opposite side of Høydalskamben.

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway east of Løkken Verk


Bjørndal

A small valley in Trøndelag, Norway, between Fagerlivatn and Bjørndalstjønna.

A small valley in Telemark, Norway, north of Åmotsdal

A small valley in Telemark, Norway, in Gransherad


Nyplassen

An abandoned ore smelter place in Trøndelag, Norway, in Grutseter not far from Frillsjøen, part of Løkken Verk historical mine area


Bjørndalsdammen

A dam in Trøndelag, Norway, on the northern end of Bjørndalstjønna


Bjørnlivassdammen

From Bjørnlivatn + dam, with vatn-part following the genitive form of the noun (see vass-).

An old dam in Trøndelag, Norway, located on the forest side of Bjørnlivatn, whence Bjørnlibekken Creek is running down to Løkken Verk


Raudbekken

From raud + bekk. Literally, “The Red Creek” (because of the color of water polluted by the mine).

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, the main river of Løkken Verk


Trivja

A river in Trøndelag, Norway, tributary of Svorka (although there is a discussion about where Trivja ends and Svorka starts)


Frillsjøen

From Old Norse *Friðli, from friðr. The last part is of later origin, from sjø.


Styggtjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, between Bustovatn Lake and Hestdal Valley in Løkken Verk


Bjørndalstjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway. A small northern part of the lake is separated by a dam (Bjørndalsdammen) and very polluted by former mining industry. The water from it goes through Bjørndal down to Fagerli. A road at the southern part of the lake goes from Røttereng farm up to Damli.


Fagerli

From fager + li.
(area in west Løkken Verk): At least since 17th century (present on a map made between 1657 and 1703).

An area in Trøndelag, Norway, between Bergugleberget and Bjørnli, west of Løkken Verk, known for many old buildings and a racetrack

A seter in Innlandet, Norway at the Atnsjøen Lake

A seter in Hordaland, Norway at the Vålavatn Lake close to Norheimsund

A neighborhood of Sylling, Lier, Buskerud

An uninhabited area in Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, where Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station is located


Skarå

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, south-east of Løkken Verk, flowing out of Frillsjøen Lake


Grågårn

From grå + gard, with definite ending -n and the -gard part spelled as Norwegian Bokmål gård (the both variants are acceptable in the local dialect). Literally, “The Grey Farm”, although there is no farm (and never was).
The -gard part may also refer to some fenced area, in this case see also Raggarden.

An area in Trøndelag, Norway in northern part of Bjørnli. The area includes a few living houses, a forest and a bathing area (at the Litjvatn Lake).


Losvåttån

From Lo + våttå. Literally, “Lo Beacon”. Lo is a farm between Storås and the mountain. In ancient times Lo was much bigger settlement with own church, while the mountain was used as a local beacon in case of war.


Bjørnlibekken

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, running from Bjørnlivatn down to Løkken Verk soccer stadion, having some waterfalls at the Bjørnlivegen road

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, in mountains south of Meråker

A creek in Austerfjord (in Kvæfjord municipality)


Svorka

Unknown. The a-ending is from Old Norse á.

A river in Trøndelag, Norway. Its middle part is sometimes called Trivja (its right tributary). The upper and lower parts, however, are called Svorka.


Storås

From stor (“big”) + ås (“hill”) (in contrast to Litlåsen/Lilleås, a farm close to the village).

A village in Trøndelag, Norway located on Orkla River between Meldal and Svorkmo, surrounded by villages and farms such as Drogsetmoen, Lo, Drugli, Svinsås and Vahaugen


Jamnhår

From Old Norse Jafnhár. Instead of making a full calque (like Swedish Jämnhög), the translator Ivar the Foodless chose only to translate the first part (jamn).


Daudehavet

From daud + hav, calque of Latin Mare Mortuus. Compare Norwegian Bokmål Dødehavet, Swedish Döda havet, Danish Døde Hav.

the Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East)


Myklegard

A farm in Telemark, close to the tripple border of municipalities of Seljord, Tokke and Kviteseid

Former name of Myklestøyl (a saeter farm in Haukeli area)

Alternative form of Myklagard (“Constantinople”)


Bandak

From reconstructed Old Norse *Bandagr, from band (“band, ribbon, fetter”) and *agr, similarly to Totak. The first part is probably referring to lake’s long form.


Eidsborg

Uncertain. From Middle Norwegian Æiðsburg (attested in 1350), from Old Norse *Eiðsborg. By surface analysis, eid (“isthmus”) + borg (“castle”), which makes no sense, because the village has no isthmus, castle, or any ancient fortifications (like bygdeborg). The first part can also mean an oath, but it doesn’t commonly occur in Norwegian place names. Although there is a legend about Eidsborg’s ancient female ruler, Åse Stålekleiv, who fought a war against own sister, Gullborg, there are no sources, which do mention any fortifications used in this war (if the war really did occur at all), and none of the supposed battles took their place in Eidsborg itself.

A village in Tokke, Telemark, Norway, known for its old church, museum, traditional knives, sharpener stone production and the Vindlaus Loft. The farms in the area are Kleppo, Vindlaus, Bjåen, Espeli and Lofthus.


Drogsetmoen

From Drogset + mo, related to Druggu (a creek in the area).

A village in Trøndelag, Norway, located on Orkla River between Storås and Svorkmo, close to Bjørnli and the Dragset Mine


Åmdalsverk

An abandoned mine in Tokke, Telemark, Norway


Druggu

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, running from Drugguvatn Lake (close to Drogsetgruva) down to Orkla River.


Drogsetgruva

From Drogset + gruve, related to Druggu (a creek running from the mine down to Drogsetmoen).

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway, west of Løkken Verk


Drogset

A farm in Trøndelag, Norway, in the southern part of Drogsetmoen


Malisætertjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva. Bjørå Creek runs from this lake northwards into Ringavatn Lake.


Malisæter

A seter in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva.


Hostovatn

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, connected with Ringavatn Lake through the Vaulen Sound. The river Vorma runs out of this lake eastwards into Orkla.


Vormstad

From Old Norse, related to the river (Vorma). By surface analysis, Vorma + stad.

A village in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, between Fannrem and Svorkmo. Administrative center of the old Orkland municipality (which existed until 1963), now part of the new Orkland municipality (created in 2020).


Vorma

(both rivers): Inherited from Old Norse [Term?], from varmr and á, meaning Warm River (because they are sometimes free from ice during early and late winter).

A river in Trøndelag, Norway, running from Hostovatn into Orkla. The village of Vormstad is located on its mouth.


Ringavatn

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway. Lakså and Bjørå are running into it from the south. Villages Groegga, Ringen and Laksøyan are located on its coast, as well as Blakkstad farm. The lake is connected with Hostovatn through the Vaulen Sound.


Lakså

From laks + å. Literally, “Salmon creek”. False cognate of Swedish Laxå in Närke.

A river in Hitra, Trøndelag, Norway (on the southern coast of Hitra).

A river in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva (formerly in Meldal municipality), running into Ringavatn Lake by the village of Laksøyan.

A river in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, close to Laksanutane mountains, running from Laksatjønni Lake into Møsvatn.

Synonym of Lakselv (name of some creeks and rivers in Norway).

Lakselv

A village in Evenes, Nordland, Norway, close to Narvik and the border of Troms.


Golanhøgdene

From Golan + høgde. The first part is from Hebrew גּוֹלָן.

bor

Hebrew גּוֹלָן


Herjan

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Herjann, from Proto-Germanic *harjanaz.


Lefoder

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Hléfǫðr.


Nikud

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Hnikuðr, from hnika. Compare Hnikarr.


Svidud

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Sviðuðr; compare Sviðurr and Sviðrir.


Gvarv

From Old Norse hvarf (“a turn”) (because of the river is changing its direction several times there). The evolution of hv- into gv- is a feature of dialects of North-Eastern Telemark, Numedal and Sigdal.

A village in Midt-Telemark, Telemark, Norway, close to Bø


Gullnes

An abandoned mine in Seljord, Telemark, Norway


Hommelvik

From Old Norse Ímulvík. By surface analysis, Homla + vik, where Homla (Old Norse *Ímla) is name of the river, upon which the town is located, from the root *Ímull of unknown origin and meaning. The modern name may be understood as derived from humle + vik (Hop Bay or Bumblebee Bay) but it is historically wrong.


Kattugla

From kattugle.
(place in Orkland): Called after an animal whisperer woman with nickname Kattugla, who secretly lived there in the 19th century.

A forest area in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, at the Kattuglfjellet mountain north of Fjellkjøsvatn Lake

A meadow in Rana, Nordland, in Eiterå village


Bergugleberget

From bergugle + berg. Alternative forms are from bergule (old form of bergugle).
(mountain top in Løkken): Mentioned on a map of the mine from 1756 in Danish, written as Berg-Ugel-Berget.

A hill in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, between Fagerli and Løkken Verk. Not high itself, it is located on the plateau between Løkken and Orkla, so its top is 330 m above sea level, while Løkken center is just 150. According to legends, the first discovery of copper ore in the mine area was made on this mountain.

A mountain in Verdal, Trøndelag, at the Steine fortifications.

A cliff in Orkland, at the Resvatn lake, close to Vålåskaret

A small mountain in Steinkjer, in forests of Brunstad (on the northern side of Snåsavatnet)


Bakindia

One of the remote parts of the Løkken Verk mine


Vavoldlia

From Vavold + li, where Vavold (local pronunciation: /vaːvoʎː/) was name of a farm (see voll, whence -vold), once located in todays center of Løkken Verk, probably from the verb vada (Trøndersk dialect: våddå).

A neighborhood of Løkken Verk, Trøndelag, Norway


Fagerliåsen

A mountain in Orkland, Trøndelag, between Fagerli and Bjørnli, having an abandoned ski jump and two water reservoirs (one of them is also abandoned) on its northern side

A group of hills in Larvik, Vestfold, at a soccer field

A hill in forests of Gaustad, in Byneset peninsula of Trondheim

A hill in Aremark, Austfold, on the Swedish border

A hill in Findal, Bamble, south of Porsgrunn