"Sváfaland" meaning in Old Norse

See Sváfaland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: *sváfar (“Swabians, Suebi”) + land (“land”). Cognate with German Schwabenland. Etymology templates: {{compound|non|*sváfar|land|t1=Swabians, Suebi|t2=land}} *sváfar (“Swabians, Suebi”) + land (“land”), {{cog|de|Schwabenland}} German Schwabenland Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun|g=n}} Sváfaland n
  1. Swabia (a historic region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Places in Bavaria, Germany, Places in Germany
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      },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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        ],
        [
          "Bavaria",
          "Bavaria#English"
        ],
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          "Germany#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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      },
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      },
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