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Elfdalian

Elfdalian proper noun: a linguistic variety of the Scandinavian language continuum spoken in the old parish of Övdaln in Sweden.

Proper noun

Elfdalian

  1. A linguistic variety of the Scandinavian language continuum spoken in the old parish of Övdaln in Sweden.
    Synonyms:
    Övdalian

Synonyms of Elfdalian

Origin of Elfdalian

From Elfdalia + -an, from Älvdalen in Sweden, literally "river valley," from Swedish älv (“river”) + dal (“valley”).

Questions about Elfdalian

What does Elfdalian mean?
Elfdalian means a linguistic variety of the Scandinavian language continuum spoken in the old parish of Övdaln in Sweden.
What part of speech is Elfdalian?
Elfdalian is a proper noun.

Words near Elfdalian in the dictionary

  1. elfamycin
  2. elfamycins
  3. elfazepam
  4. elfbein
  5. elfbeins
  6. Elfdalian
  7. elfdock
  8. elfdom
  9. elfe
  10. Elfeck
  11. Elfecke

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