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Author: Peter
Date: 2005-05-23 12:17:59
Subject: Re: Gunnlöd (translation)
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> "Gunnlöd", the daughter of Suttungr. Can you help me with that name too ..... plz.
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> I already found a translation, but .....
But what?! This is a compound of two words: 'gunnr' "war" and 'löð' "invitation". But they probably wouldn´t be interpreted together literally, e.g. as "an invitation to war", but rather just as two conventional elements often used in female names. You might find these useful:
http://www.irminsul.org/arc/012ht.html
http://hem.passagen.se/peter9/gram/l_namn.html
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/
On this last one, click on "daily life".