Audgeir

See also: Auðgeir

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Auðgeirr, from auðr (“riches, wealth”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Icelandic Auðgeir, Swedish Ödger (< Old Swedish Ødhger), and English Edgar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²œʊːjɛɪr/

Proper noun

Audgeir m (definite Audgeiren)

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Edgar

Related terms

geir (“spear”)

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Audgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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