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Old English · proper noun

Heorugar

Normalised Heorugār

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxe͜o.ruˌɡɑːr/
[ˈhe͜o.ruˌɡɑːr]
Syllables
ˈxe͜o · ru · ˌɡɑːr (3 syllables)
Modern English
heorugarhrothgar

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. Heorugar, elder brother of Hrothgar

Declension

Declension of Heorugar
Singular
Nominative Heorugār
Accusative Heorugār
Genitive Heorugāres
Dative Heorugāre

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Herugaizaz, equivalent to heoru (“sword”) + gār (“spear”).

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