"Auðhumbla" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Old Norse]

Forms: Auðhumla [alternative], Auðumbla [alternative], Auðumla [alternative]
Etymology: Generally accepted to derive from auðr (“riches”) + *humala (“hornless”). The compound presents some level of semantic ambiguity. A parallel occurs in Scottish English humble-cow (“hornless cow”), and Northern Europeans have bred hornless cows since prehistoric times. As highlighted above, auð- may mean "rich"; and in turn, "rich hornless cow" remains generally accepted among scholars as a gloss of the Old Icelandic animal name. However, auðr can also mean "fate" and "desolate; desert", and so Auðhum(b)la may also have been understood as the "destroyer of the desert". This semantic ambiguity may have been intentional. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|humble-cow|t=hornless cow}} English humble-cow (“hornless cow”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|tr=}} Auðhumbla f, {{non-proper noun|f}} Auðhumbla f
  1. (Norse mythology) the primeval cow Wikipedia link: Audhumbla Tags: Norse, feminine
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