LL-L "Etymology" 2004.03.09 (03) [E/Swedish]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.03.09 (01) [E/Danish]

> From: Mathieu. van Woerkom <Mathieu.vanWoerkom at student.kun.nl>
> Subject: Help needed [E/Danish]
> Yesterday I received the following question from someone from Danmark.
Does
> anyone know the etymology of the Danish word 'kovirke'

Just a guess:
maybe there is a relation with the Swedish dialect verb "kovla" as in
Kovland.

-- quote:
Kovland tätort, Sättna sn, Medelpad. (i) Koffle 1479 avskr. - Tätorten har
vuxit upp kring den år 1901 öppnade poststationen, som fick sitt namn från
en by. Namnet har från början sannolikt åsyftat Sättnaån. Det har
sammanställts med det dialektala verbet kovla 'vackla, slingra', ett namn
som passar väl in på åns lopp mellan Kovland och Sättna kyrka. Namnet har i
sen tid omtolkats som en sammansättning med - land.
-- end quote

quoted from:
M. Wahlberg, Svenkst ortnamnslexikon, 2003, Uppsala, Språk- och
folkminnesinstitutes, ISBN 91-7229-020-X, 422 pp.

Regards,
Roger

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