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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Móðgunnr, Móðguðr, from móðr + gunnr (“battle; valkyrie”). Cognate with Faroese Móðgunn and Icelandic Móðgunnur.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Modgunn f (definite Modgunna)
- (Norse mythology) name of a goddess, the guardian of the Gjallarbrú
- a female given name from Old Norse
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