Roskilde

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Proper noun

Roskilde

  1. A city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark; former capital of Denmark.

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Etymology

Equivalent to Ro (“male name”) +‎ -s- +‎ kilde (“spring”). From Old Danish Róiskelda, from Old Norse Hróiskelda, from Hrói (“male name”) +‎ kelda (“spring”).[1] Compare Medieval Latin Roskildia (attested c. 1200 in Gesta Danorum) and the Old Icelandic Hróarskelda (in which Hrói has been interpreted as the more common name Hróarr[1]).

The name is traditionally associated with the semi-legendary King Roar, but Roar (Hróarr) is not the same name as Ro (Hrói).[2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Roskilde

Roskilde
  1. Roskilde (a city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark). The largest city in Region Sjælland, tenth-largest city in Denmark, and the country's former capital.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vísindavefurinn: Af hverju nota Íslendingar heitið Hróarskelda um Roskilde? (in Icelandic)
  2. ^ Roar og Helge — Nordisk Mytologi
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