Viðbjǫrn

Old Norse

Etymology

From viðr (“forest, wood, tree”) +‎ bjǫrn (“bear.”).

Proper noun

Viðbjǫrn m (genitive Viðbjarnar, dative Viðbirni)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Runic Old East Norse ᚢᛁᚦᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (uiþbiarn)
  • Old Swedish: Vidhbiorn
• Norwegian: Vidbjørn
• → Swedish: Vidbjörn, Vibjörn, Vidbjärn (hist.; reintr. for Vidbjörn)