Ǫgmundr
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Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ǫg- + -mundr.
- The first part probably is the stem of Old Norse agi (“sharp point”), cognate to Proto-Germanic *agjō.
- The second part is mundr, cognate to Old English mund (“protection”).
Old Norse Agmundr is a younger variant.
Proper noun[edit]
Ǫgmundr m
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- Faroese: Øgmundur
- Icelandic: Ögmundur
- Norwegian: Agmund, Amund, Ogmund, Åmund
- Old Swedish: Aghmund, Amund,
References[edit]
- Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
- Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964