Alver

== Estonian == === Proper noun === Alver (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide]) a surname == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Alviðra f, from al- (“all”) +‎ veðr (“weather”), referring to harsh weather. Doublet of Alvera (farm in Sogn). Cognate with Icelandic Alviðra. === Pronunciation === (traditional) IPA(key): /²ɔlvɔr/, /²œlvœr/ (newer) IPA(key): /²alver/ === Proper noun === Alver f a farm in Alver municipality, Hordaland, Norway, formerly in Lindås municipality a municipality of Hordaland, Norway a surname ==== Usage notes ==== The municipality was created in 2020 by the merge of Lindås, Radøy and Meland, and took the name of the farm Alver. ==== Derived terms ==== Alverstraumen Alversund === References === Oluf Rygh (1910), “Alver”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 11, page 369