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Laxå

Laxå proper noun: a town and municipality in Örebro County, Sweden.

Proper noun

Laxå

  1. A town and municipality in Örebro County, Sweden.

Origin of Laxå

Borrowed from Swedish Laxå, from Swedish Laxån (“Laxån River”), from lad + -s- + å (from Old Norse hlað and á). Literally, “Pile Creek”, referring to an artificial bank under an ancient bridge, which was a part of the Erik’s Road. False cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk Lakså.

Questions about Laxå

What does Laxå mean?
Laxå means a town and municipality in Örebro County, Sweden.
What part of speech is Laxå?
Laxå is a proper noun.

Words near Laxå in the dictionary

  1. Laxton
  2. Laxton and Moorhouse
  3. Laxtons
  4. laxtose
  5. laxumin
  6. Laxå
  7. lay
  8. lay a finger on
  9. lay a foundation
  10. lay a glove on
  11. lay a hand on

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