Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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Dative of *ᚹᛟᛞᚢᚱᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*woduridaʀ /⁠Wōdurīdaʀ⁠/). Compound of *ᚹᛟᛞᚢᛉ (*woduʀ /⁠wōduʀ⁠/, fury) +‎ *ᚱᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*ridaʀ /⁠rīdaʀ⁠/, rider). First element from Proto-Germanic *wōduz. Second element ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (to ride).

The a-stem dative singular -ᛖ (-e /⁠-ē⁠/) comes from Proto-Germanic *-ai, with regular Northwest Germanic sound shift of *-ai > (> Old Norse -i).

Proper noun

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ᚹᛟᛞᚢᚱᛁᛞᛖ (woduride /Wōdurīdē/) m

  1. a male given name (dative)
    • 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Tune stone:
      ᛖᚲᚹᛁᚹᚨᛉᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱᚹᛟᛞᚢᚱᛁᛞᛖ []
      ekwiwaʀafterwoduride []
      ek Wīwaʀ after Wōdurīdē []
      I, Wīwaʀ, after Wōdurīdaʀ []