masculine Víðarr

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Origin:
old norse
Name Root:
(víðr *hariaR) (*wiðu- *hariaR) > Víðarr
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This name derives from the Old Norse “Víðarr.” The theories include: 1) Name composed of two elements: “víðr” (wide, broad, extensive), from the Proto-Norse “*wīda-“(wide) plus “*hariaR” (warrior, leader of an army). 2) Name composed of two elements: “*wiðu-” (forest as a borderline), plus “*hariaR” (warrior, leader of an army). In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse, possibly “wide ruler,” sometimes anglicized as Vidar, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr), is a god among the Æsir associated with a vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr and is foretold to avenge his father’s death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict which he is described as surviving.

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