*Albigaizaz
Runic: ᚨᛚᛒᛁᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑl.βi.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/proper noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
a male given name, composed of the name-elements ‘elf’ and ‘spear’
Etymology
A dithematic personal name formed from *albi-, the compositional stem of *albiz, + *gaizaz, thus conventionally interpreted as ‘elf-spear’ (Förstemann 1900: s.vv. Alger, Albgar; Peterson 2004: s.v. *Albigaizaz/-harjaz; Peterson 2007: 19). The first constituent ultimately continues Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (Orel 2003: s.v. *alƀaz), while *gaizaz continues PIE *ǵʰoysós, derived from *ǵʰey-; compare Sanskrit हेषस् (heṣas), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (zaēna), Proto-Celtic *gayso-, and possibly Ancient Greek χαῖος (khaîos) (Beekes 2010: 1605; Kroonen 2013: s.v. *gaiza-; Matasović 2009a: s.v. *gayso-).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Albigaizaz | – |
| Acc. | Albigaizą | – |
| Gen. | Albigaizas, Albigaizis | – |
| Dat. | Albigaizai | – |
| Inst. | Albigaizō | – |
| Voc. | Albigaiz | – |
Descendants
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*Albigaiʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
- Alfgēr (Old Dutch)
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*Albigaiʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
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Ælfgār (Old English)
- Elgar (English)
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Ælfgār (Old English)
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Álfgeirr (Old Norse)
- Álvgeir (Faroese)
- Álfgeir (Icelandic)
- Alvgeir (Norwegian)
- Alger (Old Danish)