Jäderen

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Jaðarr, compare Norwegian Jadaren, Jæren. Cognate with Danish Jæderen and Icelandic Jaðar.

Proper noun

Jäderen c (genitive Jäderens)

  1. Jæren (a district of Rogaland, Norway)
    • 1814, Daniel Djurberg, “danska Riket”, in Beskrifning över Konungariket Norge, Färöarne samt Ön Island, Stockholm, page 224:
      Dock aͤr Vaͤrman uti Landskaperne Jaͤderen, Dalerne och Lister, som utgoͤra sydligaste delen af Norge ofta ganska stark.
      However, the heat out in the districts Jæren, Dalane and Lister, which constitute the southernmost part of Norway, is often quite strong.
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