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in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
Hi Andy,
There is an Old Norse word 'hnjóða' (hnýð, hnauð, hnoðinn), which means "to rivet, to clinch", but I don't think it has got something to do with Gernot (or Notburga or Notger - see Kohlheim, Vornamenlexikon pg. 193). These names are German and not Nordic.
Maybe 'hnjóða' is related to 'nauð', the Old Norse word for "need" (German: 'Not', Swedish: 'nöd', Icelandic 'neyð')?
Regards,
Satu
There is an Old Norse word 'hnjóða' (hnýð, hnauð, hnoðinn), which means "to rivet, to clinch", but I don't think it has got something to do with Gernot (or Notburga or Notger - see Kohlheim, Vornamenlexikon pg. 193). These names are German and not Nordic.
Maybe 'hnjóða' is related to 'nauð', the Old Norse word for "need" (German: 'Not', Swedish: 'nöd', Icelandic 'neyð')?
Regards,
Satu
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