ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

ᚺᛟᛚᛏᚨ (holta, wood) + -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ, coming from), cognate with German Holz (grove; woods; small forest) from Proto-Germanic *hultą. holt- has also been interpreted as a place-name, thus meaning "coming from Holt", and as a masculine personal name; "the descendant of Holtaz".

Proper noun

ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ (holtijaʀ /Holtijaz/) m

  1. the one coming from 'Holt'
    • 400s, inscription on the younger Gallehus horn
      ᛖᚲᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ᛬ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ᛬
      ekhlewagastiz᛬holtijaz᛬horna᛬tawido᛬
      ek Hlewagastiz Holtijaz horna tawidō
      I, Hlewagastiz Holtijaz, made [the] horn
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