Re: [tied] Re: Isolde's etymology

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 45228
Date: 2006-07-04

At 11:58:52 AM on Tuesday, July 4, 2006, Daniel J. Milton
wrote:

> Is Ashildr a real Norse name or a Norse-sounding
> concoction?

<Áshildr> is a real ON name. Landnámabók mentions <Áshildr
kona Óláfs tvennumbrúna>. After that the name reappears in
mid-14th century Norway.

Brian