"Gandalfr" meaning in All languages combined

See Gandalfr on Wiktionary

Proper name [Old Norse]

Forms: Gandalfs [genitive], strong [table-tags], Gandalfr [indefinite, nominative], Gandalf [accusative, indefinite], Gandalfi [dative, indefinite], Gandalfs [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: From gandr (“witch's familiar”) + alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “an elf familiar”. Originally thought to mean “elf with a magic staff” due to misattribution with later Icelandic gandur (“a magic staff”). Etymology templates: {{compound|non|gandr|alfr|t1=witch's familiar|t2=elf}} gandr (“witch's familiar”) + alfr (“elf”), {{mention-gloss|an elf familiar}} “an elf familiar”, {{mention-gloss|elf with a magic staff}} “elf with a magic staff”, {{cog|is|gandur||a magic staff}} Icelandic gandur (“a magic staff”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Gandalfr m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|Gandalf|form=sing-indef}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing-indef|apd=Gandalfana|api=Gandalfa|asd=Gandalfinn|asi=Gandalf|dpd=Gandalfunum|dpi=Gandalfum|dsd=Gandalfinum|dsi=Gandalfi|g=masculine|gpd=Gandalfanna|gpi=Gandalfa|gsd=Gandalfsins|gsi=Gandalfs|notes=|npd=Gandalfarnir|npi=Gandalfar|nsd=Gandalfrinn|nsi=Gandalfr|stem=strong a-stem|title=Gandalfr}}, {{non-decl-cell|Gandalfr|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Gandalf|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Gandalfi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Gandalfs|gsi}}
  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf Tags: Norse, masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-Gandalfr-non-name-FeDT4LR6 Categories (other): Dwarves, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Old Norse given names, Old Norse male given names
    Sense id: en-Gandalfr-non-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Alternative forms

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        "dpi": "Gandalfum",
        "dsd": "Gandalfinum",
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        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "Gandalfanna",
        "gpi": "Gandalfa",
        "gsd": "Gandalfsins",
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        "notes": "",
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