Skeggjǫld

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name

Combination of the words skeggja = 'battle-axe' and ǫld = 'age, time' (= 'axe-age, battle') ^[1]

Related Names

Skeggjǫld	♀
Skeggǫld	♀

Further Information

Mythology

In the Norse mythology, Skeggjǫld is the name of a Valkyrie ^[1]

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Skeggjǫld.

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi