Hergjest
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From her (“army”) + gjest (“guest”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *Harigastiz, found on the Negau helmet as 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌙𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌉 (hariχasti) from around 400 BC; from *harjaz + *gastiz. Cognate with Old High German Herigast.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hergjest m (definite Hergjesten)
- a male given name
Usage notes
[edit]In modern time first attested in Norsk Navnebog by Ivar Aasen amongst suggestions to new name constructions.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 56
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