alvar
English
Etymology
From Swedish alvar (“alvar”), from alv (“subsoil”). Possibly related to Old High German Alp (“alpine pasture; alp”).[1]
References
- “alfvar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish), 1937
Norwegian Nynorsk
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