Härjedalen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish Härjedalen. === Proper noun === Härjedalen A province and municipality in Jämtland County, central Sweden. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Herjárdalr (“valley of the Härje river”), from Härje, Härjån + dalr. The first element *har, *her could mean "heap of stones," compare hǫrgr (“cairn, heap of stones”). Cognate with Norwegian Herjådalen, Herjedalen and Icelandic Herjadalur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛrjɛˌdɑːlɛn/ === Proper noun === Härjedalen n (genitive Härjedalens) a province of Jämtland County, in central Sweden === References === Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003