Alruna
Alruna (
runa "secret, rune" and a debated prefix that may be ali-, agil-, or alu-
.
In German, Alruna was also used as a short form of Adelruna, a different name with a first element *athal- "noble".
In
Kiár of Valland
.
Roman Catholic patroness of pregnancy. It is also the name for the Mandragora or mandrake, a plant belonging to the nightshade family, in a number of Germanic languages: alruna in Swedish, alrune in Danish and Norwegian, and Alraune in German
.
See also
Notes
- ^ Simek (2007:251).
References
- ISBN 0-85991-513-1
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