Haverdal

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Haffredall, originally derived from Old Danish Hawærydh. The original being a compound of have (“pasture”) +‎ ryd (“clearing”).[1]

Then shortened via the parish dialect to "Haverd", plus the added plural suffix -a (For unkown reason many place-names are in plural form, despite often referring to a single feature.[2]).[1]

"Haverda" was then, via folk etymology, transformed to its contemporary form "Haverdal"; where dal means "dale" or "valley".[1]

The original form Hawærydh is first attested in 1466.[1] The dal (“dale”) form is attested since 1603 as Haffredall.[1]

Proper noun

Haverdal n (genitive Haverdals)

  1. A town in Harplinge district, Halmstad municipality, Halland county, Sweden.

References
  1. Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 121, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages
  2. Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 10, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages
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