Wigidonar

Old High German

Alternative forms

ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) (attested form)

Etymology

The interpretation of the element wigi- is disputed and may represent a form related to Proto-Germanic *wīgą (“battle”), *wīhaz (“sacred”), Old Norse Vingþórr or something else. The second element is Donar, representing Proto-Germanic *Þunraz.

Proper noun

Wigidonar m

(hapax) a name of Donar, the god of thunder
- 6th or 7th century, Nordendorf Fibula:
  ᛚᛟᚷᚨᚦᛟᚱᛖ
  ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ
  ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ
  logaþore
  wodan
  wigiþonar
  Sorcerers/Lóðurr (?)
  Wodan
  Battle-Donar (?)

Declension

Declension of Wigidonar (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	Wigidonar	Wigidonara
accusative	Wigidonar	Wigidonara
genitive	Wigidonares	Wigidonaro
dative	Wigidonare	Wigidonarum
instrumental	Wigidonaru	—

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