Hardanger

== English == === Noun === Hardanger (plural Hardangers) Ellipsis of Hardanger fiddle. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Hardanger The district surrounding the Hardangerfjord in Hordaland county, Western Norway, consisting of seven municipalities, Kvam, Jondal, Granvin, Ulvik, Eidfjord, Ullensvang and Odda. ==== Derived terms ==== harding == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Hardang Harong, Hårångur (dialectal) === Etymology === From Old Norse Harðangr, traditionally believed to be related to hǫrðar (“Harudes”); from Proto-Norse *Harudangraʀ, from Proto-Germanic *harudōz m pl (“Harudes”) + *angraz (“fjord”). The reason for the -a-, as opposed to the -ǫ- in hǫrðar, is said to come from a different placement of the stress, causing an earlier syncope of the -u- than in the other word. It therefore did not yield a u-umlaut. It has also been suggested that the fjord name may derive from *hardaz (“hard”) instead of *harudōz, due to the location of the fjord being outside the original area of the Harudes (Hordaland). This may better explain the -a- than relying on the absence of an expected u-umlaut. === Proper noun === Hardanger m a district of Hordaland, Norway, consisting of the municipalities Kvam, Ulvik, Eidfjord and Ullensvang. ==== Derived terms ==== Hardangerfjorden Hardangervidda ==== Related terms ==== harding, hardeng Hordaland hordar === References ===