Borghildr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Borgildr

Etymology

From Old Norse borg and hildr (“battle”). The first part probably means “protection”.

Proper noun

Borghildr f (genitive Borghildar, dative and accusative Borghildi)

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Norwegian: Borghild
• Icelandic: Borghildur

Further reading

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964