"Borghildr" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Forms: Borghildar [genitive], Borghildi [accusative, dative]
Etymology: From Old Norse borg and hildr (“battle”). The first part probably means “protection”. Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun|genitive|Borghildar|dative and accusative|Borghildi|g=f}} Borghildr f (genitive Borghildar, dative and accusative Borghildi)
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Old Norse female given names, Old Norse given names Synonyms: Borgildr
    Sense id: en-Borghildr-non-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "text": "Icelandic: Borghildur"
    }
  ],
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    }
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        {
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      ],
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        }
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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      ],
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