BLÆ

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Proto-Norse 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Old High German 1.4 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Proto-Norse

*blā-R = 'wind gust' ^[1]

Old Norse

blǣr = 'wind gust, gentle breeze' ^{[1] [2]}

Old High German

blāian = 'to blow' ^[1]

Old English

blāwan = 'to blow' ^[1]

Related Names

See Blær

Combinations

Name Element	Example
DIS	see Blædís
VAR	see Blævar

First Element Forms

Blæ-

Last Element Forms

References

1. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)