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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Arvid m. Old Norse ǫrn 'eagle' + Old Norse viðr 'wood'.

Sweden
Latin
● 1383 Arwidus (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1925
Old Swedish
● 1383 Aruith SRA-vol2 no. 1910, Arvid (gen) ibid. no. 1924, Arwidh ibid. no. 1906, Arwidhs (gen) ibid. no. 1925
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Arvid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Arvid.