Bárðr

Old Norse

Etymology

Contracted from earlier Bárøðr, *Bǫðfrøðr, from Proto-Norse *ᛒᚨᛞᚢᚠᚱᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*badufriduʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Badwōfriþuz, from *badwō (“battle”) +‎ *friþuz (“peace”). Cognate with Old Norse Beadufriþ.

Proper noun

Bárðr m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Bárður
  • Faroese: Bárður
  • Norwegian: Bård
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