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Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Amals: Middle High German: Amelunge, Old Norse: Aumlungar, Old English: Amulinga in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. [1] The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery, vigor). [1]
The name Laufi, meaning "thin as a leaf", is used in all sources except for Gesta Danorum, where it is called Snirtir, from snerta meaning "to attack". The name is used in later Scaldic works, such Hattalykill and the Þulur of the Edda in the sense "sword". [36] Bödvar Bjarki's sword with which he killed Ingeld's son Agnar. [30] It is called ...
Name Name meaning Attested consorts and sexual partners Attested children Attestations Baduhenna (Latinized Germanic) Badu-, may be cognate to Proto-Germanic *badwa-meaning "battle." The second portion of the name -henna may be related to -henae, which appears commonly in the names of matrons. [1] None attested: None attested: Tacitus's Annals ...
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...
The name Emerca from a form *ambr-, possibly a form of *amal (Amal dynasty). [93] The name Fritla/Fritele is probably a hypocoristic form of names beginning with PGmc *friðu ("peace") with the diminutive suffix -ilo. [94] The name Egarð is probably from the German Eckehart (see Eckehart), while the name Áki is probably from the figure of ...
This German-rooted name meaning “combat” will inspire your daughter’s fighting spirit. 33. Elsa “Joyful” is the beautiful meaning of this girl’s name. 34. Hildegard.
Scholars generally interpret Mercury as meaning Odin, Hercules as meaning Thor, and Mars as meaning Tyr. [159] As these names are only attested much later, however, there is some doubt about these identifications and it has been suggested that the gods Tacitus names were not worshiped by all Germanic peoples or that he has transferred ...
In Germanic paganism, a seeress is a woman said to have the ability to foretell future events and perform sorcery.They are also referred to with many other names meaning "prophetess", "staff bearer" and "sorceress", and they are frequently called witches both in early sources and in modern scholarship.