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Auðvarður
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Icelandic
Alternative forms
is Auðvörður alternative form
Etymology
From is gem-pro *Audawardaz from gem-pro *audaz wealth *wardaz guard 1. Equivalent to is auður varður. Cognate with ang Eadweard, therefore a is Játvarður and a is Eðvarð.
Pronunciation
[-va]
is øyːðvarðʏr
Proper noun
m
is male
is 01.01.1993. Múlaþing: byggðasögurit Austurlands Edvard eða Eðvarð er germanskt að uppruna; var í gamalli ensku Eadweard. Betri íslenskun á því nafni er "Auðvörður" eða "Auðvarður", heldur en Játvarður... Edvard or Eðvarð is of Germanic origin, in Old English it was Eadweard. A better equivalent in Iclendic is "Auðvörður" or "Auðvarður", rather then Játvarður...
Declension
m,ar:s
References
Tímarit.is