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It is a fem. name. In 'Beowulf' Freawaru is the daughter of Hrothgar, the King of Danes, but I don't know the meaning. The name's most probably Anglo-Saxon. Could you please help?
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'Do not be grieved for me, Starbrow,' she said. 'Nor too much ashamed of your own folk. Better a little doll, maybe, than no memory of Faery at all.'
'Smith of Wootton Major' J.R.R.Tolkien
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'Do not be grieved for me, Starbrow,' she said. 'Nor too much ashamed of your own folk. Better a little doll, maybe, than no memory of Faery at all.'
'Smith of Wootton Major' J.R.R.Tolkien
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Hm, I'm going to say it's was a combo of Old English freo/frið "freeborn" and Germanic war "guard". (Such language meldings were rather uncommon, but certainly not unheard of.)
I'm not entirely certain of these elements, but I think the above's a good educated guess.
Incidentally, Hrothgar's just a form of Roger.
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I'm not entirely certain of these elements, but I think the above's a good educated guess.
Incidentally, Hrothgar's just a form of Roger.
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Thanks for your good educated guess
... for it certainly looks credible. And, I know that Hrothgar is a form of Roger, wonder why you mentioned it.
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'Do not be grieved for me, Starbrow,' she said. 'Nor too much ashamed of your own folk. Better a little doll, maybe, than no memory of Faery at all.'
'Smith of Wootton Major' J.R.R.Tolkien
... for it certainly looks credible. And, I know that Hrothgar is a form of Roger, wonder why you mentioned it.
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'Do not be grieved for me, Starbrow,' she said. 'Nor too much ashamed of your own folk. Better a little doll, maybe, than no memory of Faery at all.'
'Smith of Wootton Major' J.R.R.Tolkien
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