5: Fynn Alreksson -New Name (NP)

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The name Finnr and the related form Fiðr are from OW.Norse finnr "Sámi; Lapplander," and by

extension came to mean "magician" as well, since the Finnar were all considered to be powerful magic

workers. The name is very common throughout Scandinavia from very early onwards. Found in Old

Danish as the personal name Fin and as a by-name, Find. Also found in Old Swedish as Fin, and in

OW.Norse as Finnr or Fiðr. Runic examples include the nominative forms finr, fiþr and the accusative

form fin. Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Fin, Finni, Fyn.

Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Studia Marklandica I. Olney, MD: Markland

Medieval Militia. 1977. p. 9 s.nn. Finnr, Fiðr, Finni; FJ pp. 82, 348 s.nn. Finnr, -finnr; NR s.nn. Finnr/Fiðr,

Finn-

In Alreksson, the first element Al- or Ól- is derived from Germanic *ala- or *alla- "all, whole", or

it may be derived from Primitive Scandinavian *alu "defense, protection, luck", from *aþal- "noble,

foremost" or even from OW.Norse alfr, "elf". The second element -ríkr also exists as the weakened form

-rekr and derives from the OW.Norse adjective ríkr, which in turn is from Germanic *rikiaR "mighty,

distinguished, rich". When occurring as the second element in a compound name, -ríkR also is

understood as partly derived from the noun *rík(a)z "ruler, sovereign" an early Germanic loan-word

from Celtic rix (compare with Gothic reiks and Latin rex, "king"). The last element, -sson, is a common

name element denoting lineage, as in "son of Alrekr".

Alrekr was found twice in the Landnámabók Íslands by Einar Arnórsson, names of people who

lived in Landnámabók, Iceland from its settlement period into the 11 th century.

Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Studia Marklandica I. Olney, MD: Markland Medieval

Militia. 1977. p. 7 s.n. Alrekr; FJ pp. 342, 350 s.nn. Al-, -ríkr; CV p. 499 s.v. ríkr; NR s.nn. Al-; NR s.nn.

AlríkR, Al-, RíkR, -ríkR

Catmael, Aryanhwy merch (Sara L. Uckelman). "Viking Names found in Landnámabók" The Academy of

Saint Gabriel . https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/landnamabok.html. (Accessed Feb 13, 2023).

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