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Adalger

German

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Etymology

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From Old High German adal (“noble”) + gēr (“spear”).[1] Cognate to English Alger/Elgar.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Adalger m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adalgers or Adalger)

  1. a male given name from Old High German, of rare usage, variant of Adelger.

References

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  1. ^ A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Adalger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Adalger

  1. Adalgēr, a male given name

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  1. Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 1.
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