Áslaug

See also: Aslaug

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Áslaug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈauːs.løyːɣ/

Proper noun

Áslaug f (proper noun, genitive singular Áslaugar)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Áslaug (sg-only feminine, based on -laug)
indefinite singular
nominative Áslaug
accusative Áslaugu
dative Áslaugu
genitive Áslaugar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse áss (“deity”) and laug which probably means “consecrated, promised”, which is cognate to Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan, “to marry”).

Proper noun

Áslaug f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • Faroese: Ásleyg
  • Icelandic: Áslaug
  • Norwegian: Aslaug, Åslaug
  • Swedish: Aslög, Åslög

Further reading

  • Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
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