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Help[Facts] Re: 'Heidrun'
in reply to a message by Jenny
In German the ei blend is like eye in English, so it would be Highd-ruun. Heid would be Heath, the stretch of open, infertile land, and run I would guess is like runes, the secret writing system. Secret heath, maybe?
If it isn't German, I'm stumped!
If it isn't German, I'm stumped!
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It's a dithematic name (consists of two parts) following the German model. Heid + run. But I think it's old Norse/Icelandic. At least it's used in Iceland and pronounced Hay - drun. (In germany, it would be Hi - drun).
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The pronunciation in the Nordic languages can be both Hay-drun and High-drun, depending on the dialect. Both are equally correct.
- Tue
- Tue
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On my lists of names it appears as an Icelandic name. "-run" indeed has to do with runes, while "heid-" *may* mean "hot/heated" or even "burning".
- Tue (Denmark)
- Tue (Denmark)
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Heidrun (Heiðrún) in Icelandic is an Old Norse name.
heið means "clear, bright"
rún means "mystery, secret"
In the Edda-saga (the Nordic myth) Heiðrún is the name of the goat who stands on the roof of Valhall. Instead of milk she produces mead
for the warriors of Odin.
In Sweden the name is pronunced hEYd-run (the u is pronunced like a French U or like a German Ü)
In Denmark the name is pronunced hEYd-roon or hIGHd-roon
In Germany the name is pronunced hIGHd-roon
In Iceland the name is pronunced hEYdh-roon
heið means "clear, bright"
rún means "mystery, secret"
In the Edda-saga (the Nordic myth) Heiðrún is the name of the goat who stands on the roof of Valhall. Instead of milk she produces mead
for the warriors of Odin.
In Sweden the name is pronunced hEYd-run (the u is pronunced like a French U or like a German Ü)
In Denmark the name is pronunced hEYd-roon or hIGHd-roon
In Germany the name is pronunced hIGHd-roon
In Iceland the name is pronunced hEYdh-roon
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