Jæren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Jæren.

Proper noun

Jæren

  1. A region of Rogaland, Norway.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Jaðarr (modern day Låg-Jæren), from jaðarr (“rim, edge”), whence also jadar, jar. Cognate with Icelandic Jaðar, Swedish Jädern and Danish Jæderen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæːrən/
  • (Jæren) IPA(key): [ˈjeːʁən], [ˈjæːʁən]

Proper noun

Jæren m (indefinite Jær)

  1. a district of Rogaland, Norway

Derived terms

  • jærbu (“someone from Jæren”)
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