ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Photograph of the Trollhättan II bracteate.

Etymology

From *ᛗᚨᚱᛁ (*mari, “sea”) +‎ *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ, “thief”) or *ᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (*māriz, “glorious, famous”) +‎ *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ, “thief”).

Proper noun

ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (mariþeubaʀ /Mariþeubaz/ or mariþeubaʀ /Māriþeubaz/) m

1. a male given name
   • 400s-500s, Trollhättan II bracteate (IK 639)

     ᛖ(ᛖ)ᚲᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉᚺᚨᛁᛏᛖᚹᚱᚨᛁᛏᚨᛚᚨᚦᛟ
     e(e)krilazmariþeubazhaitewraitalaþo

     ek erilaz, mariþeubaz haitē, wraita laþō

     I, the Erilaz, am called sea/glory-thief, [I] wrote the invitation.