Unr, Vadr (dh), Gripr (long i), Nannr (Nadr without the anological
nominitive, but not to be confused with the unrelated name Nadr),
Akr, Stigr (log i), Drifr (long i), Bergr. These masculines are doer-
names and related to verbs, but related directly to occupational
names. At an older stage of the language than the 13th century, many
of these may simply have been occupational names in that they would
simply be regular nouns, like Hogni, Skuli and others, where the word
does not survive in ON as a common noun, or at least is rare. Compare
also that the later term kaupmadr tends to replace kaupi (same
meaning). Here we have Enjoyer/Contenter, Wader, Gripper, Darer,
Driver, Stepper, Driver, Rescuer/Saver. All of them are attested in
ON except *Akr, which I have taken from the Proto Norse attested Akaz
(same meaning, and compare especially ON Drifr). I do not know if
Akaz survived to become *Akr in ON, but this is what its form would
be (Akr, Ak, Eki or Aki, Aks, not to be confused with Akr Akr Akri
Akrs (a field). Unr is like vinr, and sometimes loses -r, and has a
gen. Unar in Swedish inscription. There are many examples of this
kind of thing. Compare also that the ON a-stem smidr can decline like
an i-stem, which could influence how the name was declined. Most of
these have suffix-formed related names that we will look at later
(Unir, Nennir, Birgir, etc. etc.). Some attested weaks are Uni, Vadi,
Nanni. Her we have 2 attested feminines, Una and Nanna. I am not sure
to what degree that other root-activities described here, be they
occupational or otherwise, would apply to women according to social
norms of understanding at the time. Comments welcome. -Konrad
P.S. I see that a post with some corrections I made to an earlier
post has not come up yet.