Roskilde

English

Proper noun

Roskilde

1. A city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark; former capital of Denmark.

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to Ro (“male name”) +‎ -s- +‎ kilde (“spring”). From Old Danish Róiskelda, from Old Norse Hróiskelda, from Hrói (“male name”) +‎ kelda (“spring”). Compare Medieval Latin Roskildia (attested c. 1200 in Gesta Danorum) and the Old Icelandic Hróarskelda (in which Hrói has been interpreted as the more common name Hróarr).

The name is traditionally associated with the semi-legendary King Roar, but Roar (Hróarr) is not the same name as Ro (Hrói).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁʌsˌkilə/

Proper noun

Roskilde

Roskilde

1. Roskilde (a city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark). The largest city in Region Sjælland, tenth-largest city in Denmark, and the country's former capital.