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AGI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"awe, terror"
.
AKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"field"
.
ALA
(1)
Ancient Germanic
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Germanic element meaning
"all"
.
ALFR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"elf"
.
ALU
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"defense, protection, luck"
.
ANU
(1)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"ancestor, father"
.
ARI
(1)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"eagle"
.
ARN
Ancient Germanic
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"eagle"
.
ARR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"warrior"
, from Proto-Norse *
harjaz
"leader of an army".
ÁSS
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"god, Æsir"
.
AÐAL
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"noble"
.
AUSTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"east"
.
AUÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"wealth, fortune"
.
BAKARI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"baker"
.
BAÐU
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"battle"
.
BEKKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"stream"
.
BERG
(1)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"protection, help"
.
BERG
(2)
Old High German
,
Ancient Scandinavian
,
Old Dutch
,
Swedish
Germanic word meaning
"mountain"
.
BJǪRG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"help, save, rescue"
.
BJǪRK
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"birch tree"
.
BJǪRN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"bear"
.
BLÓM
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"bloom, flower"
.
BORG
Ancient Scandinavian
,
Swedish
Old Norse element meaning
"fortification, castle"
.
BÓT
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"remedy"
.
BRANDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"sword"
or
"fire"
.
BRYN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"armour, protection"
.
BÝR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"farm, settlement"
.
DAGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"day"
.
DALR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"dale, valley"
.
DAMMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"dam"
.
DANI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"Dane"
, referring to the Germanic tribe.
DÍS
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"goddess"
.
EGG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"edge (of a sword), blade"
.
EI
(1)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"ever, always"
.
EIK
Old Dutch
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Dutch and Old Norse word meaning
"oak"
.
EIN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"one, alone"
.
ELDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"fire"
.
EY
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning either
"island"
(from Proto-Norse *
aiwo
) or
"good fortune"
(from Proto-Norse *
auja
).
FASTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"firm"
.
FINNR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"Sámi, person from Finland"
.
FISKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"fish"
.
FLÆMINGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"Fleming, person from Flanders"
.
FOLK
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"people"
.
FRÍÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"beautiful, beloved"
.
FRIÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"peace, love"
.
GARÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"enclosure"
.
GAUTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"Geat, Goth"
, referring to the Germanic tribes.
GEIRR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"spear"
.
GÍSL
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"shaft (of a weapon), arrow"
.
GNÝR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"noise, grumble, murmur"
.
GRÍMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"mask"
.
GUNNR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"war"
.
GUÐ
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"god"
.
HÁ
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"high"
, or possibly
"horse"
.
HAG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old High German word meaning
"enclosure"
.
HAGI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"enclosure, pasture"
.
HALLR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"rock"
.
HAUGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"hill"
.
HEIMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"home"
.
HEIÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"bright, clear"
.
HERR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"army"
.
HILDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"battle"
.
HJALMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"helmet"
.
HJǪRR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"sword"
.
HJǪRTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"hart, male deer"
.
HOLMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"small island"
.
HOLT
Anglo-Saxon
,
Ancient Scandinavian
,
Old Dutch
,
Old Saxon
Old English, Old Norse, Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning
"forest"
.
HORN
Anglo-Saxon
,
Old High German
,
Ancient Scandinavian
,
Old Dutch
Germanic word meaning
"horn"
.
HÓRÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"brave, hardy"
.
HRAFN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"raven"
.
HREIÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"nest, home"
.
HRÓÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"fame"
.
HUGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"mind, thought"
.
HVÍTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"white"
.
JÓR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"horse"
.
KÁRR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"curly, curved"
.
KETILL
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"kettle, cauldron"
(later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").
KIRKJA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"church"
(via Old English from Greek).
KJARR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"thicket, brush"
.
KOKKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"rooster, cock"
.
KONR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"son, descendant"
.
LAND
Anglo-Saxon
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Old English and Old Norse word meaning
"land"
.
LANGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"long"
.
LAUG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element possibly meaning
"betrothed woman"
.
LEIFR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"descendant, heir, heritage"
.
LEIKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"play"
.
LIND
(2)
Anglo-Saxon
,
Ancient Scandinavian
,
Swedish
Old English and Old Norse word meaning
"linden tree, lime tree, shield"
.
LJÓTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"light"
.
LUNDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"grove"
.
MÆR
(2)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"maid"
.
MÆRR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"famous"
.
MAGN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"mighty, strong"
.
MAÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"man"
.
MERKI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"border, boundary"
.
MÓÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"mind, mood"
.
MUNDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"protection"
.
MYLNA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"mill"
.
NES
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"headland, promontory"
.
NIÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"down"
.
NORÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"north"
.
NÝR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"new"
.
ODDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"point (of a sword)"
.
RAND
Ancient Germanic
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Germanic element meaning
"rim (of a shield)"
.
RÁÐ
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"advice, counsel"
.
REGIN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"advice, counsel"
.
RÍKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"mighty, rich"
or
"ruler"
.
RÍÐA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"to ride"
.
RÚN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"secret lore"
.
SALR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"room, hall"
.
SELJA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"willow, sallow"
.
SIGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"victory"
.
SKÁLI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"hut, shed"
.
SÓL
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"sun"
.
STAFR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"staff"
.
STAKKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"haystack"
.
STEINN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"stone"
.
STORMR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"storm"
.
STRǪND
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"beach, sea shore"
.
SVANR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"swan"
.
SVEINN
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"boy, servant"
.
SVÍAR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"Swede"
.
ÞJÓFR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"thief"
.
ÞORN
Anglo-Saxon
,
Ancient Scandinavian
Old English and Old Norse word meaning
"thorn"
.
ÞORP
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"village"
.
TOPT
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"homestead"
.
ÚLFR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"wolf"
.
UNNA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"love"
.
UNNR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"to wave, to billow"
.
VALDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"power, leader, ruler"
.
VALKYRJA
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"Valkyrie"
, derived from Old Norse
valr
"the slain" and
kyrja
"chooser".
VALR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"the dead (of battle)"
.
VARR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"vigilant, cautious"
.
VARÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"guard, guardian"
.
VEGR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"way, path, road"
.
VEIG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element possibly meaning
"strength"
.
VÉR
(1)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"warrior, fighter"
.
VÉR
(2)
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"holy man"
.
VESTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"west"
.
VÍ
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"holy, priest"
.
VÍG
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"war, battle"
.
VILI
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"will, desire"
.
VINDR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element possibly meaning
"victor"
.
VINR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"friend"
.
VINTR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"winter"
.
VISKR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"wise"
.
VÍÐIR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"willow"
.
VÍÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"wide, large"
.
VIÐR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"tree, wood"
.
VǪLLR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"meadow, field"
.
VǪR
Ancient Scandinavian
Feminine form of
varr
.
VRÁ
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse word meaning
"corner, nook"
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YR
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse element meaning
"yew, bow"
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