Grågårn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From grå (“grey”) +‎ gard (“farm, fence”), with definite ending -n and the -gard part spelled as Norwegian Bokmål gård (the both variants are acceptable in the local dialect). The gard-part does probably not refer to a farm, but rather to some fenced area, because there was never any farm (see also Raggarden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡroɡoɳ/

Proper noun

Grågårn

  1. an area of Trøndelag, Norway in northern part of Bjørnli. The area includes a few living houses, a forest and a bathing area (at the Litjvatn Lake). Formerly was known for its ski jumps, but all of them are long gone.
  2. (unofficial) The Litjvatn Lake itself

Synonyms

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