DYR

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Proto-Norse 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Gothic 1.4 Old Frisian 1.5 Old Saxon 1.6 Old High German 1.7 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

1) *diūR = 'deer, wild animal' ^[1]

Old Norse

1) dýr = 'deer, wild animal' ^{[1] [2]}
1) dȳr = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]
2) dýrr = 'dear, precious' ^{[1] [4] [2] [5]}
2) dȳrr = 'dear, precious' ^[3]

Gothic

1) dius = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]

Old Frisian

1) diār = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]
2) diūre = 'dear, precious' ^[3]

Old Saxon

1) dior = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]
2) diuri = 'dear, precious' ^[3]

Old High German

1) tior = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]
2) tiuri = 'dear, precious' ^[3]

Old English

1) déor = 'deer, wild animal' ^[3]
2) díore = 'dear, precious' ^[3]
2) díere = 'dear, precious' ^[3]

Related Names

See DiúRi

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Dýrbiǫrn
BORG	see Dýrborg
FINN	see Dýrfinna
GEIR	see DiúrgæiRR
HILD	see Dýrhildr
LAUG	see Dýrlaug
LEIF	see Dýrleif
UNN	see Dýrunn
VER	see DýRvéR

First Element Forms

DiúR- Dyr- Dýr- DýR-

Last Element Forms

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
3. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
4. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
5. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)