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I don't think there is a rule about that unfortunately. However, I found this on a website: Many Norwegians pronounces silent "d" after "l" and "n". "fjell" = mountain, but "kveld" = evening "vann" = water, but "land" = country
The website says that the "d" is kept in many words because of the language history - it is just in words that already had it in old norse. The danish use of "d" in words didn't fit with the old norse use, so "ll" and "nn" was taken instead (as in "vann" or "fjell").
BUT we are using "nd" sometimes: "And" = duck "Bonde" = farmer "Strand" = beach "Vind" = wind "Ond" = evil "Ånd" = spirit
Source: https://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/grammatikk/kapittel-16-rettskrivningsregler/2/