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HROSS
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Origin and Meaning
 |
| Horse |
Old Norse
hross = 'horse' [1] [2]
hors = 'horse' [1] [2]
Anglo-Saxon
hors = 'horse' [3]
Old English
horsa = 'horse' [4]
Old High German
ros = 'horse' [5]
hros = 'horse' [3] [5]
Middle High German
ros = 'horse'
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| BJÖRN | see Hrossbjǫrn |
| EFNI | see Horsæfni |
| KETILL | see Hrosskætill |
| LIND | see Rosalint (German) |
| ÞJOF | see Hrossþjófr |
First Element Forms
Hors-
Hross-
Ros-
Rosa-
Rose-
Ross-
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Walter W. Skeat: The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology (1993)
- ↑ Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Günther Drosdowski: Duden Etymologie - Herkunftswörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (1997)