"Harfaðafjǫll" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: The first element is cognate to Latin Carpates and displays the effects of Grimm's law, making this the sole attestation in any Germanic language of the inherited Germanic name of this mountain range. Tentatively, the Proto-Germanic reflex of the Carpathian ethnonym may thus have been *harbaþaz. The second element, fjǫll, is simply the plural of fjall (“mountain”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|Carpates}} Latin Carpates, {{der|non|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=n-p|g2=|head=|tr=}} Harfaðafjǫll n pl, {{non-proper noun|n-p}} Harfaðafjǫll n pl
  1. (hapax legomenon) the Carpathian Mountains Tags: neuter, plural
    Sense id: en-Harfaðafjǫll-non-name-7GpDuPlA Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse hapax legomena, Old Norse pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mountains

Alternative forms

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