ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From *ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ, “god”) +‎ *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ, “guest”).

Proper noun

ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉ (asugasdiʀ /Ą̄sugastīʀ/) m (genitive)

  1. a male given name
    • 200s-400s inscription on the Mycklebostad stone (KJ77)[1]:
      ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ [...]
      asugasdiʀhlaiwa [...]
      /Ą̄sugastīʀ hlaiwa [...]/
      Ansugastiʀ’s grave.

Usage notes

  • The use of ᛞ (d) for /t/ is unexpected, but possibly motivated by deaspiration following /s/.
  • For support of this name being in the genitive, compare the Bø stone (KJ78): ᚺᚾᚨᛒᛞᚨᛊ ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hnabdas hlaiwa, “the grave of Hnabdaʀ”)
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