Mallar

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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The nominative form was (trivially) reconstructed by Oluf Rygh, who suggests it likely is related to terms such as malmr (ore; sandy, gravelly flats), mold (soil) and mǫl (a gravelly bank), in reference to the morainic terrain and soil.[1][2] All of these terms derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (to grind, crush).

Proper noun

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Mallar pl (genitive Malla, dative Mǫllum)

  1. A farm north of Hafrsfjord, modern day Rogaland, Norway.

Usage notes

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  • The name is attested in the genitive and dative cases, although not in the nominative.

Derived terms

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  • Middle Norwegian: Mallar

References

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  1. ^ Oluf Rygh (1915) “Madla”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 10, page 192
  2. ^ Inge Særheim (2007) “Madla”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 156