Gormflaith

Gormflaith

English

Alternative forms

• Gormlaith
• Gormfhlaith

Etymology

Irish Gormflaith

Proper noun

Gormflaith

1. (chiefly mythology) A female given name
   • 2005, Benjamin T. Hudson, Viking Pirates and Christian Princes

     The order of place names in the verses indicates that Olaf was Gormflaith's first husband.

   • 2010, Peter Tremayne, Dancing with Demons

     In any case, the intruder also knew that the High King never slept with his wife, the lady Gormflaith, these days. So now, unless the High King had invited someone else to his bed, he would be found alone.

   • 2013, Pauline Stafford, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages: Britain and Ireland c.500–c.1100

     Another daughter of Flann Sinna, Gormflaith, is presented to us in the literature as a genuine historic queen, a scheming queen, and a sovereignty goddess.