Hróðný

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Icelandic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hróð- +‎ -ný.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hróð- +‎ -ný, a base meaning "fame," from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (fame, glory).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: Hróðný
  • Swedish: Rodny

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)