Roskilde

English Proper noun en city/and/municipality in central isl/Zealand c/Denmark; former capital of Denmark. en Former capitals Danish da: Etymology Equivalent to da Ro male name -s- kilde spring. From da gmq-oda Róiskelda, from da non Hróiskelda, from non Hrói male name kelda spring 1.Vísindavefurinn: Af hverju nota Íslendingar heitið Hróarskelda um Roskilde? (in Icelandic) Compare la-med Roskildia (attested c. 1200 in Gesta Danorum) and the Old Icelandic non Hróarskelda (in which non Hrói has been interpreted as the more common name non Hróarr). The name is traditionally associated with the semi-legendary Hrothgar King Roar, but gmq-oda Roar (non Hróarr) is not the same name as gmq-oda Ro (non Hrói).Roar og Helge — Nordisk Mytologi Pronunciation da /ˈʁʌsˌkilə/ Proper noun da proper noun right|thumb|200px|Roskilde da city/and/municipality in central isl/Zealand c/Denmark Roskilde. The largest city in Region Sjælland, tenth-largest city in Denmark, and the country's former capital. References