ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From *ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ, “god”) +‎ *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ, “guest”).

Proper noun

ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉ (asugasdiʀ /Ą̄sugastīʀ/) m (genitive)

1. a male given name
   • 200s-400s inscription on the Mycklebostad stone (KJ77)[1]:

     ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ [...]

     asugasdiʀhlaiwa [...]

     /Ą̄sugastīʀ hlaiwa [...]/

     Ansugastiʀ’s grave.

Usage notes

• The use of ᛞ (d) for /t/ is unexpected, but possibly motivated by deaspiration following /s/.
• For support for this name being in the genitive, compare the Bø stone (KJ78): hnabdas hlaiwa ‘the grave of Hnabdaʀ’.