torp

Norwegian

noun-n1
Definitions
  • most common a solitary farm, distant from other settlements
  • optional a solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements
  • optional before 1960s a solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse þorp derived from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (village, estate, land, crowd, group).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þurpą

Gloss

village, estate, land, crowd, group

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

村

Emoji

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