ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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*ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᛉ (*kelbaʀ, calf) +‎ ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, slave, servant). First element a variant of Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, second from *þewaz (slave, servant).

Proper noun

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ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ (kelbaþewas) (genitive)

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • Some authors have rejected reading kelba- as ‘calf’, and instead prefer a name [s]kelbaþewaz ‘tremble-servant’, with the first s- missing.