Herborg

Faroese

Proper noun

Herborg f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Herborg: Herborgarson
• daughter of Herborg: Herborgardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Herborg
accusative	Herborg
dative	Herborg
genitive	Herborgar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Herbor (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Herborg, from herr (“army”) + borg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛːrbor(ɡ)/

Proper noun

Herborg f (definite Herborga)

1. a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Herbjørg

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Herbjørg”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN