ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

*ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᛉ (*kelbaʀ, “calf”) +‎ ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, “slave, servant”). First element a variant of Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, second from *þewaz (“slave, servant”).

Proper noun

ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ (kelbaþewas kelbaþewas)

  1. a male given name (genitive)

Usage notes

Some authors have rejected reading kelba- as calf, and instead read this word as [s]kelbaþewas (tremble-servant's), with the first s missing.

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