*Aþalagaizaz

Runic: ᚨᚦᚨᛚᚨᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.θɑ.lɑ.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

proper noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

a male given name

Etymology

From *aþalaz + *gaizaz. The historical personal name is independently documented as Old English Æþelgār and continental Adalger/Adalgarius, with the elements interpreted as ‘noble’ + ‘spear’ (Uckelman 2023: s.v. Adalger).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.Aþalagaizaz–
Acc.Aþalagaizą–
Gen.Aþalagaizas, Aþalagaizis–
Dat.Aþalagaizai–
Inst.Aþalagaizō–
Voc.Aþalagaiz–

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Descendants

  • *Aþalagaiʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Æþelgār (Old English)
      • Elgar (English)
      • Ælfgār (Old English)
  • *Aþalagaiʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Adalgēr (Old High German)
      • Adelgēr (Middle High German)
        • Adelger (German)
  • Aðalgeirr (Old Norse)
    • Aðalgeir (Faroese)
    • Aðalgeir (Icelandic)

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