"Alvar" meaning in Swedish

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Alvar.wav Forms: Alvars [genitive]
Etymology: Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). * Revived in the 19th century, partly because it was mistaken for a translation of German Ernst from Swedish allvar (“seriousness”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|Alfarr}} Old Norse Alfarr, {{compound|non|alfr|herr|nocat=1|t1=elf|t2=army}} alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”), {{m|sv|allvar||seriousness}} allvar (“seriousness”) Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Alvars|g=c|head=}} Alvar c (genitive Alvars), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Alvar c (genitive Alvars)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names Related terms: Allvar
    Sense id: en-Alvar-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

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