Eggja Stone - The Name Eggja/Eggum

The Name Eggja/Eggum

The Norse forms of the name was Eggjar (nominative) and Eggjum (dative). The name is the plural of egg f 'edge; mountain ridge' (compare Besseggen). The form used on modern official Norwegian maps is Eggja.

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