Áslaug

See also: Aslaug

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse áss (“deity”) and laug which probably means “consecrated, promised”, which is cognate to Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan, “to marry”).

Proper noun

Áslaug f

A female given name..

Descendants

Faroese: Ásleyg
Icelandic: Áslaug
Norwegian: Aslaug, Åslaug
Swedish: Aslög, Åslög

References

Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

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