From Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“guardian”). *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ) m defender, guardian; ward ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ, “stone-guardian”) Old Norse: Steinarr...
From Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom. *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa) n animal Old West Norse: dýr, djór Icelandic: dýr Faroese: dýr, djór Norwegian...
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (“distant”). Unstressed Proto-Germanic *-ai regularly develops into Proto-Norse -ē. *ᚠᛖᚱᛖ (*fere /ferrē/) far away...
From Proto-Germanic *naudiz. *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ) f need ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (Naudigastiz) Old Norse: nauð, nauðr, neyð Icelandic: nauð, neyð Faroese: neyð Norwegian...
from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ) (m) A giant A personification of the sea in Norse mythology Old Norse: Hlér...
/mānā/) From Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnoː/ *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano /*mānō/) m the moon Old Norse: máni Icelandic:...
(*wulfaʀ) m wolf The reconstruction *wulfaʀ is in classic 3rd–5th century Proto-Norse. However, all attestations of this word are in proper names on the late...
compound. Although ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨ should be the nominative singular form, the Old Norse descendant is only used in the plural. Thus, it is possible that this was...
From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ) m thief ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (mariþeubaʀ, “Sea/glory-thief”) (male given name) Old West Norse: þjófr Icelandic: þjófur...
From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos (“oath”). *ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛉ (*aiþaʀ) m oath ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛚᚨᛏᚨᛉ (aiþalātaz) Old Norse: eiðr Icelandic:...