- A
grove is a
small group of
trees with
minimal or no undergrowth, such as a
sequoia grove, or a
small orchard planted for the
cultivation of
fruits or...
- "forest", akin to Old
Norse lundr meaning "grove", to
which the
placename suffix "-a****" was added. The Old
Norse word
lundr has
indeed left many placenames...
- –hóf (a
structure used for
religious purposes, see
heathen hofs), and –
lundr (a holy grove). The
place name Þórslundr is
recorded with
particular frequency...
-
translation The
meaning of the name is uncertain.
Barri is
called a
grove (
lundr) but Bar(r)ey is
probably an
island (ey
being the Old
Norse for "island")...
-
including fields and
meadows (vangr, vin), rivers,
lakes and bogs,
groves (
lundr) and
individual trees, and rocks. Some
Icelandic sagas mention sacred places...
-
Scandinavian placenames occur with the name of a
deity compounded with
lundr, 'grove', or viðr, 'wood'.
Sacred trees and
groves are
widely attested among...
- of Monk
Bretton (or Burton). The name Lund is
derived from the Old-Norse
Lundr,
meaning woodland,
sometimes of
sacred woodland, but
usually of economically...
- in Normandy. It
means "the wood, the grove". It
derives from Old
Norse lundr "grove". A
memorial to the
Canadian soldiers that
liberated the town in...
- 2021.
National Register of
Historic Places Inventory -
Nomination Form:
Lundring Service Station,
United States Department of the
Interior -
National Park...
- from the
Norse Epi-
lundr,
meaning “apple orchard”. The
nearby village of Yébleron
shares this etymology. The
ancient scandinavian lundr meaning orchard or...
