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Old English · proper noun

Bældæg

Normalised Bældæġ

Part of speech
proper noun
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈbæl.dæj/
[ˈbæɫ.dæj]
Syllables
ˈbæl · dæj (2 syllables)
Modern English
balderwoden

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. a son of Woden, perhaps to be identified with the god Balder

Declension

Declension of Bældæg
Singular
Nominative Bældæġ
Accusative Bældæġ
Genitive Bældæġes
Dative Bældæġe

All forms (3)

Etymology

From bæl + dæġ. Possibly related to bealdor (“prince”), Old Norse Baldr (“Balder”), from Proto-Germanic *baldraz, *Baldraz, derived from Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“bold, brave”).

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