Valgerðr

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Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Old Norse
Other Forms FormsValka (Old Norse short form), Valgerd (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), Valgerður (Icelandic), Valgjerd (Norwegian)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense". Alternatively the first element may be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, Welsh, foreign".
Added 9/30/2012 by SeaHorse15
Edited 3/4/2023 by SeaHorse15