Frosthild written in runes
Frosthild written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Frosthild

Old Norse Frosthildr (f.)

The postulated name Frosthildr may be an Anglo-Scandinavian formation as it is only attested in the minor place-name of Throstle Hill, West Yorkshire. It is an Old Norse compound formed from Frost- ‘frost’ and -hildr ‘battle’.

Old Norse Name

Frosthildr

Anglicised Name

Frosthild

Gender

Female

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

female_name, personal-name

Further information

References

Carole Hough, ‘Women in English place-names’, in ‘Lastworda Betst’. Essays in memory of Christine E. Fell with her unpublished writings, ed. Carole Hough and Kathryn A. Lowe. Donington: Shaun Tyas (2002), pp. 41-106.

Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), pp. 87, 343, 349.

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