On the Convention of Northruner Names

by Tobor Walenrut, Sage of Treft

The following list of words shows the word roots and their meanings that are most often used by the Northruner People in the naming of their children. 

Akr  (open field)
Ass  (rocky ridge)
Audr  (treasure)
Birg  (boulder cliff)
Biorn  (bear)
Bolstadr  (homestead farm)
Brandr  (Sword)
Bryn  (Armor)
Dalr  (valley)
Drífa  (snowdrift)
ing  (wild meadow)
Fall  (mountain)
Fygr  (Cowardly)
Fiord  (deep groove in sea or river bed)
Gyr  (Spear)
Havn  (harbor)
Hymr  (homestead)
Hlid  (mountain side)
Hof  (shrine)
Holl  (hill)
Holm  (island)
Horgr  (outdoor altar stony outcrop)
Hrafn  (raven)
Hrys  (cairn)
Hvall  (hill)
Land  (land estate)
Laug  (hot spring)
Liotr  (Ugly)
Lo  (tame meadow)
Log  (hollow depression)
Lundr  (grove)
Mord  (weasel)
Mork  (forest)
Nis  (headland)
Rifr  (fox)
Salr  (hall)
Sitr  (dairy pastures)
Sior  (sea)
Skogr  (forest wood)
Skolf  (craggy ledge)
Spakr  (Wise)
Stadr  (place)
Styn  (rock)
Strond  (beach shore)
Sund  (sound channel)
Tigr  (market or trade stop)
Ulfr  (wolf)
Unr  (wave)
Us (suffix meaning from)
Vangr  (pasture)
Vatn  (water lake)
Vid  (woodland)
Vík  (inlet)
Vin  (meadow)
Volr  (plain)

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