Wigidonar

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) (attested form)

Etymology

The interpretation of the element wigi- is disputed and may represent a form related to Proto-Germanic *wīgą (“battle”), *wīhaz (“sacred”), Old Norse Vingþórr or something else. The second element is Donar, representing Proto-Germanic *Þunraz.

Proper noun

Wigidonar m

1. (hapax) a name of Donar, the god of thunder
   • 6th or 7th century, Nordendorf Fibula:

     ᛚᛟᚷᚨᚦᛟᚱᛖ
     ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ
     ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ

     logaþore
     wodan
     wigiþonar

     Sorcerers/Lóðurr (?)
     Wodan
     Battle-Donar (?)

Declension

Declension of Wigidonar (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	Wigidonar	Wigidonara
accusative	Wigidonar	Wigidonara
genitive	Wigidonares	Wigidonaro
dative	Wigidonare	Wigidonarum
instrumental	Wigidonaru	—