"Blidger" meaning in Old High German

See Blidger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Blīdgēr [canonical, masculine], Plidkaer [alternative], Plidker [alternative], Plidger [alternative], Blidker [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Blīþijagaiʀ, from *blīþī (“happy”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”). Equivalent to blīdi + gēr. Cognate with 9th C. Early Medieval Latin Blitgarius (France) via Frankish. Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*Blīþijagaiʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *Blīþijagaiʀ, {{af|gmw-pro|*blīþī|*gaiʀ|nocat=1|t1=happy|t2=spear}} *blīþī (“happy”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”), {{af|goh|blīdi|gēr}} blīdi + gēr, {{cog|la-eme|Blitgarius|ll=France}} Early Medieval Latin Blitgarius (France), {{cog|frk|-}} Frankish Head templates: {{head|goh|proper noun||g=m|head=Blīdgēr}} Blīdgēr m, {{tlb|goh|Alemannic|Rhine Franconian}} (Alemannic, Rhine Franconian)
  1. a male given name Wikipedia link: Benjamin Guérard, IN Group Tags: Alemannic, Rhine-Franconian
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