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Ingeldaz

Ingeldaz was a West Germanic name which was early borrowed into North Germanic as Ingjaldr. The name is a combination of the reinforcing prefix in- and the element *-geldaz which means "payment". It is, however, also possible that the Scandinavian form Ingjaldr is a contraction of Ingivaldr. People having the name: *Ingeld, who appears in e.g. Beowulf and Gesta Danorum. *Ingjald, legendary king of Sweden. *Ingjald Ringsson, legendary prince of Denmark in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar.

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Ingeldaz was a West Germanic name which was early borrowed into North Germanic as Ingjaldr. The name is a combination of the reinforcing prefix in- and the element *-geldaz which means "payment". It is, however, also possible that the Scandinavian form Ingjaldr is a contraction of Ingivaldr. People having the name: *Ingeld, who appears in e.g. Beowulf and Gesta Danorum. *Ingjald, legendary king of Sweden. *Ingjald Ringsson, legendary prince of Denmark in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar.

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