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Old English · proper noun

Anlaf

Normalised Anlāf

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈɑnˌlɑːf/
Syllables
ˈɑn · ˌlɑːf (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Anlaf
Singular
Nominative Anlāf
Accusative Anlāf
Genitive Anlāfes
Dative Anlāfe

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Anulaib, from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz. Equivalent to ana (“grandfather, ancestor”) + lāf (“legacy”). Cognate to Old Norse Óláfr.

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