ᚹᛁᛞᚢᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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From *ᚹᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*widuʀ, wood, forest) +‎ *ᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ (*hudaʀ, hound, dog). For other examples of a nasal being dropped before a dental consonant, see ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚲᚢᛞᛟ (raginakudo /⁠raginakundō⁠/), ᚲᚢᚾᛁᛗᚢᛞᛁᚢ (kunimudiu /⁠Kunimundiu⁠/).

Proper noun

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ᚹᛁᛞᚢᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ (widuhudaʀ /Widuhundaʀ/) m

  1. a male given name, “Wood-hound”, i.e. “Wolf”
    • 210-260, Himlingøje-fibula 2 (Sj74, DR EM85;128B, KJ10[1])
      ᚹᛁᛞᚢᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ
      widuhudaʀ
      /Widuhundaʀ/
      Wood-hound