Tuddal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *Tuptdalr, from tupt (“homestead”) +‎ dalr (“valley”). According to another version, the valley is called after a local hermit saintess Tove, so the early form was *Þófdalr.

Proper noun

Tuddal m (definite Tuddalen)

  1. a valley and village Telemark, Norway

References

  • Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
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