Ælfgar

Old English

Etymology

From ælf (“elf”) and gār (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælfˌɡɑːr/, [ˈæɫvˌɡɑːr]

Proper noun

Ælfgār m

1. a male given name

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ælfgār	—
accusative	Ælfgār	—
genitive	Ælfgāres	—
dative	Ælfgāre	—

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 535 (King Eadred to Ælfwyn, a religious woman; grant of 6 hides (mansae), equated with 6 sulungs, at Wickhambreux, Kent, in return for 2 pounds of purest gold), Ælfgar is mentioned as "Ælfgar" in the text section and the old text section.