ᚹᛁᛞᚢᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

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

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