Kænugarðr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
edit- Kiænugarðr
- Kœnugarðr — somewhat newer
Etymology
edit(city in Rus): Composed of kœna + garðr, which is an adaptation of Slavic *Kijan(ov)ŭ gor(o)dŭ / *Kyjevŭ gor(o)dŭ, literally “Kyi's castle”.
(city in Sweden): Composed of Kænir + garðr
Proper noun
editKænugarðr m
- The ancient capital of Rus, in modern Ukraine; modern Kyiv
- Kristni saga, chapter 12
- Þeir Þorvaldr Koðránsson ok Stefnir Þorgilsson fundust eftir hvarf Óláfs konungs. Þeir fóru báðir saman víða um heiminn ok allt út í Jórsalaheim ok þaðan til Miklagarðs ok svá til Kænugarðs it eystra eftir Nepr.
- Þorvaldr Koðránsson and Stefnir Þorgilsson met after king Óláfr dissapeared. They traveled both together far and wide around the world all the way to Jerusalem and from there to Constantinople and to Kyiv in the east along the Dnieper.
- Kristni saga, chapter 12
- An ancient city in modern Sweden mentioned in Gautreks saga
Descendants
edit- Icelandic: Kænugarður (Kyiv)
See also
edit- Kænir (tribe in Sweden mentioned in Hversu Noregr byggðist and Gautreks saga)