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Hervarðr
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Old Norse
Etymology
From non gem-pro *Harjawardaz from gem-pro *harjaz army *wardaz guard 1. Equivalent to non herr varðr. Cognate with ang Hereweard.
Pronunciation
non /ˈherˌwarðɹ̠̊˔/ 9th century West Norse
non /ˈherˌvarðr/ 13th century Icelandic
Proper noun
m
non male
non 13th century Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Síðan bjóst hún í brott ein saman ok tók sér karlmanns gervi ok vápn ok sótti þar til, er víkingar nokkurir váru, ok fór með þeim um hríð ok nefndist Hervarðr. then she went alone, and took for herself a man’s equipment and weapons. And she went to where some Vikings were, and went with them for a while and called herself Hervarđ. Jackson Crawford, Two Sagas of Mythical Heros: Hervor and Heidrek, Hrólf Kraki and his Champions 2021
Declension
sing-indef Hervarð Hervarðr Hervarði Hervarðar
Descendants
is Hervarður
fo Hervarður
no Hervard 1
sv Hervard 1
da Hervard 1
References
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks at Heimskringla
Jackson Crawford, 2021, Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek and Hrólf Kraki and His Champions, ISBN- 978-1624669958