Hardanger fiddle

noun

: a fiddle of Norwegian origin with four stopped and four sympathetic strings used to accompany the halling and other Scandinavian dances

Word History

Etymology

translation of Norwegian hardangerfele, from Hardanger + Norwegian fele fiddle

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