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Where does “hlébarðr” come from?

hlébarðr (Old Norse) comes from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

hlébarðr (Old Norse): leopard; bear, wolf; shield

Definitions

  1. leopard; bear, wolf; shield

Ancestry of “hlébarðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeopardus—
2Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
3Ancient GreekΛέων—
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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