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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Adalger m. Old High German adal 'noble' + Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.

Cf. Adalgaria.

England
Latin
● 966 Æðelgarus (nom) CDAS DXXVIII; 967 Æðelgar (nom) ibid. DXXXIII
France
Latin
● 699 Adalgarius (nom) DCEL-2 Add. X; 862x876 Adalgari (gen) InsMacon X
Germany
Latin
● 822x875 Adalgerus (nom) TradCorb §40, Adilger (nom) ibid. §39; 890 Adalgarium (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXIII; 891 Adalgario (dat) ibid. XXIV; 895 Adalgario (dat) ibid. XXV; 905 Adalgario (abl) ibid. XXVI
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Adalger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Adalger.