ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*hlewaʀ, fame) + *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ, guest), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame) + Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (guest).

Proper noun

ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (hlewagastiʀ /Hlewagastiʀ/) m

  1. a male given name
    • c. 5th century, inscription on the Golden Horns of Gallehus:
      ᛖᚲᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ᛬ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ᛬
      ekhlewagastiʀ᛬holtijaʀ᛬horna᛬tawido᛬
      I, Hlewagastiz Holtijaz, made the horn.
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