Dramn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Old Norse river name Drǫfn f (genitive Drafnar), or the fjord name Drafn m. Ultimately from from drǫfn (“wave”). Cognate with Icelandic Dröfn f.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dramn/, /ˈdramːn̩/
  • Rhymes: -amn, -amːn̩
  • Hyphenation: Dramn, Dram‧n

Proper noun

Dramn f

  1. Drammen (a city and municipality of Buskerud, Norway; official name: Drammen)
    • 1895, Hans Reusch, Marius Hægstad, transl., Ei liti landkunna elder geografi – paa landsmaal etter sette utgaava, page 18:
      Dramn ligg langs etter Dramselvi paa baade sidor.
      Drammen lies next to the Drammen river on both sides.

Derived terms
  • Dramselva
  • Dramsfjorden
  • Dramdal (< *Drafnardalr)

References
  • “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon
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