Þorbjǫrg

From Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ bjǫrg (“Salvation”).

• (9th century West Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈθõr.bjɒrɡ/
• (13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈθor.bjørɡ/

Þorbjǫrg f

1. a female given name
   • 13th century, Eiríks saga rauða: 4. Frá Þorbjörgu spákonu:

     Í þann tíma var hallæri mikit á Grænlandi. Höfðu menn fengit lítit fang, þeir er í veiðiferðir höfðu farit, en sumir ekki aftr komnir. Sú kona var þar í byggð, er Þorbjörg hét. Hon var spákona ok var kölluð lítilvölva.

     In those times there was a great famine in Greenland. Those who went fishing caught little, and some didn't come back. There was a woman there in the settlement, that was called Þorbjǫrg. She was a prophetess and was called Little-Volva.

• Icelandic: Þorbjörg
• Faroese: Torbjørg
• Norwegian Bokmål: Thorbjørg, Torbjørg

• Eiríks saga rauða at Heimskringla