"Ari" meaning in Old Norse

See Ari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑre/ [Norse, West, obsolete], /ˈari/ (note: 13th century Icelandic)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*arô}} Proto-Germanic *arô, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*h₃érō||eagle}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} Ari m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Ari m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Ari"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "word": "Ari"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*arô",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arô"
    ],
    [
      "*h₃érō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃érō"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*arô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *arô",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃érō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "eagle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{2}}}",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ari m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Ari m",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...and Thorgils, my father, and I am called Ari.",
          "ref": "12th century, Ari Þorgilsson, Íslendingabók",
          "text": "...ok Þorgils, föður míns, en ek heitik Ari.",
          "translation": "...and Thorgils, my father, and I am called Ari.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ari-non-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑre/",
      "tags": [
        "Norse",
        "West",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈari/",
      "note": "13th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ari"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Ari"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "word": "Ari"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*arô",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arô"
    ],
    [
      "*h₃érō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃érō"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*arô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *arô",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃érō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "eagle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{2}}}",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ari m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Ari m",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse given names",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse male given names",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...and Thorgils, my father, and I am called Ari.",
          "ref": "12th century, Ari Þorgilsson, Íslendingabók",
          "text": "...ok Þorgils, föður míns, en ek heitik Ari.",
          "translation": "...and Thorgils, my father, and I am called Ari.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑre/",
      "tags": [
        "Norse",
        "West",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈari/",
      "note": "13th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ari"
}

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