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Ger. Hrodfrid—Famous peace
Ger. Hrodhard—Famous strength
Ger. Hrudo; Frank. Chrodo; Nor. Hroi—Fame
Nor. Hrodny—Famous freshness
Nor. Hrollaug—Famous liquor
Nor. Hrolleif—Relic of fame
Nor. Hrodsind; Frank. Chrodoswintha—Famous strength
Ger. Hrodstein—Famous stone.
Ruod must have been evolved from the word meaning speech, razda in Gothic, rœdo in Anglo-Saxon, whence advice became rede in Old English and Scottish, and rath in modern German.