"Guðrún" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: Probably a mix of two originally distinct names, both with the latter part rún (“rune, secret, confidante”): Guðrún, Goðrún, from guð (“god”) (Proto-Germanic *Gudarūnō) and (perhaps more common) *Gunnrún, Guðrún, from gunnr, guðr (“battle”) (Proto-Germanic *Gunþarūnō), with the regular sound change -nnr- > -ðr-. The latter is evidenced by the Icelandic short form Gunna. A heroine of several Norse legends, identical to Kriemhild in the German Nibelungenlied. Etymology templates: {{der|non|gem-pro|*Gudarūnō}} Proto-Germanic *Gudarūnō, {{der|non|gem-pro|*Gunþarūnō}} Proto-Germanic *Gunþarūnō Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|tr=}} Guðrún f, {{non-proper noun|f}} Guðrún f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Old Norse female given names, Old Norse given names
    Sense id: en-Guðrún-non-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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