ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Compound of *ᚺᚨᚦᚢᛉ (*haþuʀ, “war, battle”) +‎ *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ, “play, sport”). The first element may also be *ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛉ (*haduʀ /⁠handuʀ⁠/, “hand”), with non-writing of a nasal before a homorganic consonant. For this compare the secure instances ᚲᚢᚾᛁᛗᚢᛞᛁᚢ (kunimudiu /⁠Kunimundiu⁠/) and ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚲᚢᛞᛟ (raginakudo /⁠raginakundō⁠/).

Proper noun

ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (hadulaikaʀ) m

1. a male given name
   • 3rd-6th century, inscription on the Kjølevik Stone (KJ75, NIæR19):

     ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ ¶ ᛖᚲᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛞᚨᛉ ¶ ᚺᛚᚨᚨᛁᚹᛁᛞᛟᛗᚨᚷᚢᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ

     hadulaikaʀ ¶ ekhagustadaʀ ¶ hlaaiwidomaguminino

     /Hadulaikaʀ. Ek Hagustaldaʀ hlaiwidō magu mīninō./

     Hadulaikaʀ [lies here?]. I, Hagustaldaʀ/the young warrior, buried my son.