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“fear” + “army”
Language contexts for this entry: Icelandic, Old Norse
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01 / Meaning & origin
Óttarr is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic and Old Norse. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic *Uhtaharjaz, from the components “fear” + “army”.
Meaning: “fear” + “army”
Believed to be from ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”), from Proto-Germanic *Uhtaharjaz. Cognate with Old English Ohthere.
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