Áslaug

See also: Aslaug

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Áslaug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈauːs.løyːɣ/

Proper noun

Áslaug f

1. a female given name

Declension

declension of Áslaug

f-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Áslaug
accusative	Áslaugu
dative	Áslaugu
genitive	Áslaugar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse áss (“deity”) and laug which probably means “consecrated, promised”, which is cognate to Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan, “to marry”).

Proper noun

Áslaug f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Faroese: Ásleyg
• Icelandic: Áslaug
• Norwegian: Aslaug, Åslaug
• Swedish: Aslög, Åslög

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964