einherjar

Icelandic: einherjar

Faroese: einherjar

Norwegian Nynorsk: einherjar

Swedish: einhärjar, enhärjar

Danish: einherjer, enherjer

Norwegian Bokmål: einherjer

→ English: einherjar

From Old Norse einn (“one; lone, single”) + herjar (“army”, pl.).

com

(Norse mythology) the einherjar, dead warriors in Valhalla


Ásgarðr

Faroese: Ásgarður

Icelandic: Ásgarður

Norwegian: Åsgard

⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: oskorei

Danish: Asgård, Haagensgaard, Havsgård

Swedish: Asgård

→ English: Asgard

(Norse mythology) Asgard, the realm of the Æsir gods in Norse mythology


fylgja

non-decl-blank-full

fylgja

fylgja (indefinite nominative singular)
fylgjan (definite nominative singular)
fylgjur (indefinite nominative plural)
fylgjurnar (definite nominative plural)
fylgju (accusative indefinite singular)
fylgjuna (accusative definite singular)
fylgjur (accusative indefinite plural)
fylgjurnar (accusative definite plural)
fylgju (dative indefinite singular)
fylgjunni (dative definite singular)
fylgjum (dative indefinite plural)
fylgjunum (dative definite plural)
fylgju (genitive indefinite singular)
fylgjunnar (definite genitive singular)
fylgna (genitive indefinite plural)
fylgnanna (definite genitive plural)

Common Germanic *fulgijǭ (“guardian spirit-”), *fulgijaną (“to follow”).

(Norse mythology) kind of guardian angel, guardian spirit, tutelary entity, which was held to follow each person or family and the relationship being affixed or bound at the process or ceremony of naming


dvergr

non-noun

dvergr m (genitive dvergs, plural dvergar)

dvergs (genitive)
dvergar (plural)
dvergr (indefinite nominative singular)
dvergrinn (definite nominative singular)
dvergar (indefinite nominative plural)
dvergarnir (definite nominative plural)
dverg (accusative indefinite singular)
dverginn (accusative definite singular)
dverga (accusative indefinite plural)
dvergana (accusative definite plural)
dvergi (dative indefinite singular)
dverginum (dative definite singular)
dvergum (dative indefinite plural)
dvergunum (dative definite plural)
dvergs (genitive indefinite singular)
dvergsins (definite genitive singular)
dverga (genitive indefinite plural)
dverganna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

dvergr

Icelandic: dvergur

Faroese: dvørgur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: dverg; (dialectal) verg, tverg

Old Swedish: dværgher

Swedish: dvärg

Danish: dværg

Norwegian Bokmål: dverg

Gutnish: dvärg, värg

From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz (“dwarf”). Cognate with Old English dweorg, Old Frisian dwerch, Old Saxon dwerg, Old High German twerg, twerc.

[…] hverr skyldi dverga / dróttir skepja […]

Vǫluspá, verse 9, lines 5-6, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 2

[…] who shall the dwarves' / lord shape […]


draugr

non-noun

draugr m (genitive draugs, plural draugar)

draugs (genitive)
draugar (plural)
draugr (indefinite nominative singular)
draugrinn (definite nominative singular)
draugar (indefinite nominative plural)
draugarnir (definite nominative plural)
draug (accusative indefinite singular)
drauginn (accusative definite singular)
drauga (accusative indefinite plural)
draugana (accusative definite plural)
draugi (dative indefinite singular)
drauginum (dative definite singular)
draugum (dative indefinite plural)
draugunum (dative definite plural)
draugs (genitive indefinite singular)
draugsins (definite genitive singular)
drauga (genitive indefinite plural)
drauganna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

draugr

Icelandic: draugur

Faroese: dreygur

Norn: drog

Scots: drow (merged with trow (troll))

English: drow

Norwegian: draug, drauv, drog

Old Danish: drog

Swedish: dröger, drög, draugr (dialectal, archaic)

→ Danish: drauge, dravge (learned)

→ English: draugr, draug (learned)

English: Draugr

→ Swedish: draug (learned)}

From Proto-Germanic *draugaz (“delusion, mirage, illusion”). Akin to Old Saxon gidrog (“delusion”) and Old High German bitrog (“delusion”), gitrog (“ghost”). See also Finnish raukka.

inh

Hann kyndir ofn brennanda, sagði draugrinn.

Þáttr Þorsteins skelks, in 1827, S. Egilsson, Þ. Guðmundsson, Fornmanna sögur, Volume III. Copenhagen, page 200

"He kindles furnace's fire", said the ghost.


risi

Icelandic: risi

Faroese: risi

Norwegian: rise

Old Swedish: rise

Swedish: rese

Danish: rise

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.


jǫtunn

non-noun

jǫtunn m (genitive jǫtuns, plural jǫtnar)

jǫtuns (genitive)
jǫtnar (plural)
jǫtunn (indefinite nominative singular)
jǫtunninn (definite nominative singular)
jǫtnar (indefinite nominative plural)
jǫtnarnir (definite nominative plural)
jǫtun (accusative indefinite singular)
jǫtuninn (accusative definite singular)
jǫtna (accusative indefinite plural)
jǫtnana (accusative definite plural)
jǫtni (dative indefinite singular)
jǫtninum (dative definite singular)
jǫtnum (dative indefinite plural)
jǫtnunum (dative definite plural)
jǫtuns (genitive indefinite singular)
jǫtunsins (definite genitive singular)
jǫtna (genitive indefinite plural)
jǫtnanna (definite genitive plural)

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jǫtunn

Icelandic: jötunn m

Faroese: jøtun m

Norwegian Nynorsk: jotun, jøtul m

Norwegian Bokmål: jotun, jutul m

Old Danish: iætæn m

Danish: jætte c

Old Swedish: iætun, iætti m

Swedish: jätte c or m

→ English: jotun (learned)

From Proto-Germanic *etunaz (“giant”). Cognate with Old English eoten.

Ek man jötna / ár um borna, […]

Vǫluspá, verse 2, lines 1-2, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1


ljósalfar

Margir staðir eru þar gǫfugligir. Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. Þar byggvir fólk þat, er Ljósálfar heita, en Dǫkkálfar búa niðri í jǫrðu, ok eru þeir ólíkir þeim sýnum ok miklu ólíkari reyndum. Ljósálfar eru fegri en sól sýnum, en Dǫkkálfar eru svartari en bik."

c. 1220, Sturluson, Snorri. Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe)

"There are many magnificient dwellings. One is there called Alfheim. There dwell the folk that are called light-elves; but the dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike the light-elves in appearance, but much more so in deeds. The light-elves are fairer than the sun to look upon, but the dark-elves are blacker than pitch."

(Norse mythology) the "light elves", the elves who dwell in the heavens


dǫkkalfar

Margir staðir eru þar gǫfugligir. Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. Þar byggvir fólk þat, er Ljósálfar heita, en Dǫkkálfar búa niðri í jǫrðu, ok eru þeir ólíkir þeim sýnum ok miklu ólíkari reyndum. Ljósálfar eru fegri en sól sýnum, en Dǫkkálfar eru svartari en bik.

c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning:

Rasmus Björn Anderson's translation:
There are many magnificient dwellings. One is there called Alfheim. There dwell the folk that are called light-elves; but the dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike the light-elves in appearance, but much more so in deeds. The light-elves are fairer than the sun to look upon, but the dark-elves are blacker than pitch.

(Norse mythology) the "dark elves" who dwell down in the earth


Svartalfaheim

svartalfar (“black elves”) + heim (“home”)

compound

"Þá sendi Alföðr þann, er Skírnir er nefndr, sendimaðr Freys, ofan í Svartálfaheim til dverga nǫkkurra ok lét gera fjǫtur þann, er Gleipnir heitir."
(Wikisource translation: "So Alfather sent the youth, who is called Skirner, and is Frey's messenger, to some dwarfs in Svartalfheim, and had them make the fetter which is called Gleipner.")

(Norse mythology) the underground home and realm of the Svartálfar


Jari

From Old Norse jara (“battle”), thus meaning “Warrior”.


Yngvi

Yngva (genitive)
Yngvi (indefinite nominative)
Yngva (accusative indefinite)
Yngva (dative indefinite)
Yngva (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Yngvi

Icelandic: Yngvi

Faroese: Yngvi

Norwegian Nynorsk: Yngve

Old Swedish: Yngvi, Yngwi, Inge

Swedish: Yngve

From Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. Cognate with Old English Ing, Latin Ingaevones.

(Norse mythology) Yngvi, the original name of Freyr


Dóri

Etymology obscure, although a meaning “The Borer” is proposed.


Níðhǫggr

Níðhǫggr

Níðhǫggr (indefinite nominative)
Níðhǫgg (accusative indefinite)
Níðhǫggvi (dative indefinite)
Níðhǫggs (genitive indefinite)

Norwegian Nynorsk: Nidhogg

→ English: Nidhogg (learned)

From níð (“shame; enmity, hatred”) + hǫggr (“hewer, striker, cutter”). The second element is the agent of the verb hǫggva (“to hew”).

compound

(Norse mythology) a dragon who eats the roots of the Ash of Yggdrasill and torments those who died in shame


Þórr

Icelandic: Þór

Faroese: Tórur

Norwegian: Tor

Old Swedish: Þōr

Swedish: Tor

Old Danish: Thor

Danish: Tor (older spelling Thor)

→ Chinese: 索爾 /索尔 (suǒ'ěr)

→ English: Thor

→ French: Thor

→ Japanese: トール

→ Korean: 토르 (toreu)

→ Russian: Тор (Tor)

From Proto-Norse *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz, whence also Old English Þunor (English thunder), Old Saxon Thunær, Old High German ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar), Donar (German Donner). In most related languages the theonym (“Thor”) and the natural phenomenon (“thunder”) were identical, but in Old Norse the latter sense was lost outside of compounds (like the ancestor of Swedish tordön (“the sound of thunder”)).


gýgr

gýgjar (genitive)
gýgjar (plural)
gýgr (indefinite nominative singular)
gýgrin (definite nominative singular)
gýgjar (indefinite nominative plural)
gýgjarnar (definite nominative plural)
gýgi (accusative indefinite singular)
gýgina (accusative definite singular)
gýgjar (accusative indefinite plural)
gýgjarnar (accusative definite plural)
gýgi (dative indefinite singular)
gýginni (dative definite singular)
gýgjum (dative indefinite plural)
gýgjunum (dative definite plural)
gýgjar (genitive indefinite singular)
gýgjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gýgja (genitive indefinite plural)
gýgjanna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

gýgr

Icelandic: gýgur

Faroese: gýggja

Norwegian: gyger, gygr; (dialectal) gyvr

→ Danish: gyger, gygre

Norwegian Bokmål: gyger, gygre

Uncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”).
Also compare Scots gow, further Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē).


bergrisi

non-noun

bergrisi m (genitive bergrisa, plural bergrisar)

From berg (“mountain”) + risi (“giant”). Cognate with Dutch bergreus (“mountain giant”) and German Bergriese (“mountain giant”).


hrímþurs

hrímþurs m (genitive hrímþurs, plural hrímþursar)


þurs

þurs (genitive)
þursar (plural)
þurs (indefinite nominative singular)
þursinn (definite nominative singular)
þursar (indefinite nominative plural)
þursarnir (definite nominative plural)
þurs (accusative indefinite singular)
þursinn (accusative definite singular)
þursa (accusative indefinite plural)
þursana (accusative definite plural)
þursi (dative indefinite singular)
þursinum (dative definite singular)
þursum (dative indefinite plural)
þursunum (dative definite plural)
þurs (genitive indefinite singular)
þursins (definite genitive singular)
þursa (genitive indefinite plural)
þursanna (definite genitive plural)

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þurs

Icelandic: þurs

Faroese: tussur

Norwegian Nynorsk: tuss, tusse

Norwegian Bokmål: tuss, tusse

Swedish: tuss, tusse (dialectal)

Old Danish: tusse, tosse

Danish: tosse

→ Scottish Gaelic: tursa

9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic

From Proto-Germanic *þursaz, *þurisaz (“giant, name of the Þ-rune”). Cognate with Old English þyrs, Old Saxon thuris, Old High German durs, duris. See also Finnish turisas, Tursas, turso. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”).

[…] unz þrjár kvámu / þursa meyjar […]

Vǫluspá, verse 8, lines 5-6, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 2

[…] until three came / giant-maidens […]

(Norse mythology) a giant, ogre, monster


íviðja

non-noun

íviðja f (genitive íviðju, plural íviðjur)

íviðju (genitive)
íviðjur (plural)
íviðja (indefinite nominative singular)
íviðjan (definite nominative singular)
íviðjur (indefinite nominative plural)
íviðjurnar (definite nominative plural)
íviðju (accusative indefinite singular)
íviðjuna (accusative definite singular)
íviðjur (accusative indefinite plural)
íviðjurnar (accusative definite plural)
íviðju (dative indefinite singular)
íviðjunni (dative definite singular)
íviðjum (dative indefinite plural)
íviðjunum (dative definite plural)
íviðju (genitive indefinite singular)
íviðjunnar (definite genitive singular)
íviðja (genitive indefinite plural)
íviðjanna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

íviðja

/ˈĩːˌwið.jɑ/

Of obscure origin and meaning. Some sources propose derivation from *í-viðr, thus meaning "one in the woods", while others suggest connection to Old Saxon inwid (“fraud, wickedness”), Old High German inwit (“deceit, cunning”).

cog

Níu man ek heima,
níu íviðjur … (This word in Codex Regius has previously been read as iviþi, which is normalized to íviði, but later investigations has shown it in fact does say iviþiur. Hauksbók has uidiur, which Björnsson normalizes to íviðjur.)

Nine worlds I remember,
nine giantesses …

(Norse mythology) a word of unclear meaning, often taken to mean giantess or ogress


Óðinn

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Óðinn

Óðinn (indefinite nominative)
Óðin (accusative indefinite)
Óðni (dative indefinite)
Óðins (genitive indefinite)

Icelandic: Óðinn

Faroese: Óðin

Norwegian Nynorsk: Oden, ons- (< Óðins), Odin

Old Swedish: Ōþin, Ōdhen, Ōdhin

Swedish: Oden

Old Danish: Odhen

Scanian: Óðen, Nóðen

Danish: Oden

→ Danish: Odin

Norwegian Bokmål: Odin

→ Old English: Ōþen, Ōðon, Ōwðen

→ English: Odin

→ Japanese: オーディン (Ōdin)

→ Chinese: 奧丁 /奥丁 (Àodīng)

→ Latin: Ōthinus, Ōdinus, Ōthin

Italian: Odino

→ Portuguese: Ódin

→ Spanish: Odín

→ German: Odin

→ French: Odin

→ Swedish: Odin

→ Finnish: Odin

→ Russian: О́дин (Ódin)

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning “the mad one”.

Ǫnd þau né átto, óð þau né hǫfðo,
lá né læti né lito góða.
Ǫnd gaf Óðinn, óð gaf Hœnir,
lá gaf Lóðurr ok lito góða.

Spirit they possessed not, sense they had not,
blood nor motive powers, nor goodly colour.
Spirit gave Odin, sense gave Hœnir,
blood gave Lodur, and goodly colour.


Freyja

Icelandic: Freyja

Faroese: Froya

Norwegian: Frøya

Danish: Freja

⇒ Danish: Fridlefsborg

Swedish: Freja, Fröja

⇒ Swedish: Froijenborg, Floyenborg

→ English: Freya

From freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

(Norse mythology) Freya, goddess associated with sex, death, and magic (see Freyja)


Baldr

Icelandic: Baldur

Faroese: Baldur

Norwegian Nynorsk: Balder

Swedish: Balder

Danish: Balder

From the adjective baldr, ballr (“brave”); compare the Icelandic adjective baldur (“bold”). Probably derived from Proto-Germanic *Baldraz (“hero, prince”).

inh

(Norse mythology) Baldur, one of the Norse gods


Valfǫðr

From valr (“the slain”) + -fǫðr (“leader, commander”).

(Norse mythology) Odin, literally "Commander of the slain"


Heimdallr

Heimdallar (genitive)
Heimdallr (indefinite nominative)
Heimdall (accusative indefinite)
Heimdall (dative indefinite)
Heimdallar (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Heimdallr

/ˈhɛ̃ĩmˌdɑlːr̩/

heimr (“home; world”) + dallr of unknown origin and meaning. The latter term appears to correspond to feminine -dǫll in Mardǫll, one of Freyja's names, and is perhaps cognate with Old English deal (“proud, eminent”), giving a potential meaning "World-Bright". It may also be the root of Dellingr (“the father of Dagr or Day”), whose name could mean "the shining one." According to Pokorny, the root is Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“shining, light”), a derivative of *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam”), compare the cognates listed at Albanian diell (“sun”).

der

Meiri ok minni / mögu Heimdallar; […]

Vǫluspá, verse 1, lines 3-4, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 1

Greater and smaller / sons of Heimdall; […]


Ginnungagap

Genitive plural of ginnungr of uncertain origin and meaning + gap (“gap, empty space”). According to some sources, the former term is related to Proto-Germanic *ginnaną, from which *biginnaną (“to begin”) descended, thus meaning "primeval", while other sources compare the term with the prefix ginn- (for instance in ginnheilagr (“most holy”), used of the supreme gods), therefore giving the meaning "mighty, vast".

(Norse mythology) Ginnungagap, primordial chaos


Borr

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”), therefore probably meaning "the one brought forth". Compare Buri (“the bringer forth”).


Iðavǫllr

From *iða of uncertain origin and meaning + vǫllr (“field”). Concerning the former term, some sources propose the meaning "splendour", while others connect it to Old Saxon idis or to the name of mount Ida.


Jǫtunheimr

Icelandic: Jötunheimur

Norwegian Nynorsk: Jøtunheim

From jǫtunn (“jotun, giant”) + heimr (“home, earth, world”).


Brimir

head

Brimir m (genitive Brimis, dative and accusative Brimi)

Brimis (genitive)
Brimi (accusative dative)

(Norse mythology, heiti) Brimir, name of Ymir


Bláinn

Probably related to blár (“blue, dark”).

(Norse mythology, heiti) Bláinn, name of Ymir


Mótsognir

Mótsognis (genitive)
Mótsognir (indefinite nominative)
Mótsogni (accusative indefinite)
Mótsogni (dative indefinite)
Mótsognis (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Mótsognir

Of obscure origin. Some sources propose the meaning “battle-roarer”, while others suggest derivation from móðr (“tired, weary”).

(Norse mythology) Mótsognir, father of the dwarves


Durinn

Etymology and meaning obscure, though probably related to some of other dwarves' names. A possible etymology derives the name from dúrr (“slumber, nap”).

(Norse mythology) Durin, name of a dwarf


Norðri

Related to norðr (“north”), thus meaning “One in the North”.


Suðri

Related to suðr (“south”), thus meaning “One in the South”.


Austri

Austra (genitive)
Austri (indefinite nominative)
Austra (accusative indefinite)
Austra (dative indefinite)
Austra (genitive indefinite)

Austri

From Proto-Germanic *Austrô. Related to austr (“east”), thus meaning "One in the East".


Vestri

Related to vestr (“west”), thus meaning “One in the West”.


Nýi

Probably related to ný (“new moon”), thus meaning “New Moon”.


Niði

Probably related to nið (“waning moon”), thus meaning “Waning Moon”.


Alþjófr

From al- (“all, very, totally”) + þjófr (“thief”), thus meaning "All-thief" or "Mighty Thief".


Dvalinn

Icelandic: Dvalinn

Faroese: Dvalin

Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvalen, Dvalin

Swedish: Dvalen, Dvalin

Danish: Dvalin

Probably from dvala (“to delay”), thus giving the meaning "Delayer".

(Norse mythology) One of four stags that live around Yggdrasil and feed on the tree's branches


Nár

From nár (“corpse, body”), from Proto-Germanic *nawaz (“corpse”), thus meaning “The Corpse”.


Náinn

Probably related to either Old Norse ná (“near”) or nár (“corpse”), thus meaning either “Nigh One” or “Corpselike One”.


Dáinn

Dáins (genitive)
Dáinn (indefinite nominative)
Dáin (accusative indefinite)
Dáni (dative indefinite)
Dáins (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Dáinn

Icelandic: Dáinn

Faroese: Dáin

Norwegian Nynorsk: Dåen, Dåin

Swedish: Dåen

Danish: Dåin

Compare dáinn, from deyja (“to die”), thus meaning "Dead-like One".


Nípingr

Of obscure origin and meaning, although meanings “Handsome One” or “Nimble One” are proposed.


Bifurr

Perhaps from Old Frisian *bever (“beaver”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), thus meaning "The Beaver", "The Diligent One".


Bǫfurr

Of obscure etymology and meaning. A possible explanation is that this word is an imitation of Bifurr, another dwarf-name.


Bǫmburr

Possibly from bumba (“drum, barrel”), thus meaning "The Swollen One".


Nóri

Of obscure origin and meaning, although some sources (which?) point out the meaning “Shrunken One”.


Ánn

Possibly from earlier form Ǫ́nn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“friend”), thus meaning "Friend".


Ánarr

Possibly from annarr (“other, another”), thus meaning “The Other One”.


Óinn

Icelandic: Óinn

Faroese: Óin

Norwegian Nynorsk: Oen, Oin

Swedish: Oen, Oin

Danish: Oin

Possibly from óask (“to fear, dread”), thus meaning “The Shy One”.


Mjǫðvitnir

Mjǫðvitnis (genitive)
Mjǫðvitnir (indefinite nominative)
Mjǫðvitni (accusative indefinite)
Mjǫðvitni (dative indefinite)
Mjǫðvitnis (genitive indefinite)

Mjǫðvitnir

→ Icelandic: Mjöðvitnir

→ Faroese: Mjøðvitnir

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Mjødvitne

→ Swedish: Mjödvitner, Midvitner

→ Danish: Mjødvitner

From mjǫðr (“mead”) + vitnir (“wolf”), thus meaning “Mead-wolf”, “Toper”.


Veggr

Veggs (genitive)
Veggr (indefinite nominative)
Vegg (accusative indefinite)
Vegg (dative indefinite)
Veggs (genitive indefinite)

Veggr

Probably from veggr (“wall, wedge”), thus meaning “The Wedge”.


Vindalfr

From vindr (“wind”) + alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “Wind-elf”.


Þorinn

From þora (“to dare, have the courage”), thus meaning “Bold One”.


Þrár

From þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”), thus meaning “Stubborn One”.


Þráinn

Probably from þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”), thus meaning “Stubborn One”.


Þekkr

From þekkr (“agreeable, beloved”), thus meaning "Beloved One".


Litr

From litr (“colour”), especially "red colour of the face", thus meaning “Red-faced One”.


Vitr

From vitr (“wise”), thus meaning “Wise One”.


Nýr

From nýr (“new”), thus meaning “New One”.


Nýráðr

Related to nýráðliga (“oddly, queerly”), thus meaning “Ingenious One”.


Reginn

Icelandic: Reginn

Faroese: Regin

Norwegian Nynorsk: Regen, Regin

Swedish: Regen, Regin

Danish: Regin

Likely related to regin (“the gods, the powers”), thus meaning “Potent One”.


Ráðsviðr

From ráð (“advice, counsel”) + sviðr (“swift, wise”), thus meaning “Wise in Counsel”.


Fíli

Possibly from Old Saxon or Old High German fīla (“file”), thus meaning “The Filer”.


Kíli

Icelandic: Kíli

Faroese: Kili

Norwegian Nynorsk: Kile

Swedish: Kile

Danish: Kile

Possibly from kíll (“wedge”), related to Old High German kīla (“wedge”), thus meaning “The Wedge”.


Fundinn

From fundinn (“found”), past participle of finna (“to find”), thus meaning “Found One”.


Náli

Possibly from nál (“needle”), thus possibly meaning “The Needle”.


Víli

Uncertain and meaning, but possibly a misspelling for Fíli, meaning “The Needle”.


Hepti

From hepti (“handle”), thus possibly meaning “The Handle”.


Hanarr

Possibly from hannarr (“skilled”), thus meaning “Skilled One”.


Svíurr

Possibly related to svína (“to dwindle, subside”), thus meaning “Dwindled One”.


Brúni

Probably related to brúnn (“brown”), thus meaning “Brown One”.


Bíldr

Probably from bíldr (“edged weapon, bloodletting knife”), thus meaning "The Edged Weapon". Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bīþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”).
However, compare *bilją (“blade, axe”), which could have influenced its development.


Buri

Bura (genitive)
Buri (indefinite nominative)
Bura (accusative indefinite)
Bura (dative indefinite)
Bura (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Buri

From Proto-Germanic *burô (“bearer; one who carries or brings”), Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Compare Borr (literally “the one brought forth”).


Frár

From frár (“swift”), thus meaning “Swift One”.


Hornbori

→ Icelandic: Hornbori

→ Faroese: Hornberi

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Hornbore

→ Swedish: Hornbore

→ Danish: Hornbore

From horn (“horn”) + bora (“to bore, drill”), thus meaning “Horn-borer”.


Frægr

From frægr (“famous”), thus meaning “Famous One”.


Lóni

Probably from Old Norse lón (“a still place in the flow”), thus meaning “Lazy One”, “Still One”.


Aurvangr

From aurr (“clay, mud”) + vangr (“wong, field”), thus meaning "Mud-wong".

compound

(Norse mythology, in the plural) place-name


Eikinskjaldi

Icelandic: Eikinskjaldi

Faroese: Eikinskjaldi

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: Eikenskjalde, Eikinskjalde, Eikenskjold

Swedish: Ekenskjalde, Eikinskjalde

Danish: Ekinskjalde, Eikinskjalde

From eikinn (“oaken”) + skjǫldr (“shield”), thus meaning “One with Oaken Shield”.


Lofarr

Presumably from lofa (“to praise”), thus meaning “Praiseworthy One”.


Jǫruvǫllr

Probably from jara (“fight, battle”) + vǫllr (“vale, field”), thus meaning "Battle-vale".


Draupnir

Draupnis (genitive)
Draupnir (indefinite nominative)
Draupni (accusative indefinite)
Draupni (dative indefinite)
Draupnis (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Draupnir

Norwegian Nynorsk: Draupne

Probably related to drjúpa (“to drip”), therefore meaning "Dripper" (of rings, thus a metaphor for goldsmith).


Dolgþrasir

From dolgr (“enemy, fiend”) + þrasir (“snorter, one in rage”), the second element deriving from þrasa (“to snort, rage”), thus meaning “Battle-eager”.


Hár

From hár (“high”), thus meaning "High One".


Haugspori

From haugr (“burial mound, cairn”) + spor (“track, footprint”), thus meaning “Howe-treader”.


Hlévangr

From hlé (“shelter, lee”) + vangr (“wong, plain, meadow”), thus meaning “Sheltered Plain”.


Glóinn

From glóa (“to glow”), thus meaning “Glowing One”.


Óri

Probably from óra (“to rave, wrangle”), thus meaning “Raving One”.


Dúfr

Possibly related to dúfa (“dove”), thus meaning “Dove-like One”.


Andvari

From andvari (“gentle breeze; watchfulness, vigilance”), thus possibly meaning "Wind-wary".


Skirfir

Possibly related to skirpa (“to spit”), thus meaning “The Spitter”.


Virfir

Possibly related to Old Frisian verver (“dyer”), thus meaning “The Dyer”, or created as a rhyme for Skirfir.


Skáfiðr

Skáfiðar (genitive)
Skáfiðr (indefinite nominative)
Skáfið (accusative indefinite)
Skáfiði (dative indefinite)
Skáfiðar (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Skáfiðr

From skár (“open, good”) + viðr (“tree wood, board”), thus possibly meaning “Good Tree”.


Ái

From ái (“great-grandfather”), thus meaning “Great-grandfather”.


Ginnarr

From ginna (“to dupe, deceive”), thus meaning "The Deceiver".


Frosti

Probably related to frost (“frost”), thus meaning “Cold One”.


Fjalarr

Possibly related to fjǫl (“plank, deal, board”), therefore meaning "The Paneller". Another possibility is the derivation from fela (“to hide, conceal”), thus meaning "The Spy".

(Norse mythology) name of a dwarf who created the Mead of Poetry out of the blood of Kvasir

(Norse mythology) A red rooster that is said to herald the onset of Ragnarök


Alfr

Icelandic: Álfur

Faroese: Álvur

Norwegian Nynorsk: Alv

From alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “The Elf”.


Ymir

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Ymir

Ymir (indefinite nominative)
Ymi (accusative indefinite)
Ymi (dative indefinite)
Ymis (genitive indefinite)

From Proto-Germanic *jumjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ym̥H-yo-, from *yemH-, having an original sense of “twin”. Related to Latin Remus (“founder of Rome, slain by his twin”) and Sanskrit यम (yamá, “twin; first man to die”).
Possibly derived from a word for “twin”, this name has been folk-etymologically connected to Old Norse ymja (“to groan, whine, wail, scream, make noise”) (cf. the homonym ymir (“hawk”, literally “groaner, screamer”)), as other names of jötnar are associated with sound-making.

m+

(Norse mythology) Ymir, the ancestor of the jǫtnar


Ullr

Ullar (genitive)
Ullr (indefinite nominative)
Ull (accusative indefinite)
Ulli (dative indefinite)
Ullar (genitive indefinite)
Ullr (indefinite nominative)
Ull (accusative indefinite)
Ulli (dative indefinite)
Ulls (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Ullr

Ullr

Icelandic: Ullur

Norwegian Nynorsk: Ull

Norwegian Bokmål: Ull

→ Latin: Ollerus

From Proto-Germanic *wulþuz (“glory”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥tus (“appearance”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wulþus, “glory”) and Latin vultus (“appearance, looks”).

Ullr heitir einn, sonr Sifjar, stúpsonr Þórs. Hann er bogmaðr svá góðr ok skíðfærr svá, at engi má við hann keppast. Hann er ok fagr álitum ok hefir hermanns atgervi. Á hann er ok gott at heita í einvígi.

Ullr one is called, the son of Sif, step-son of Þórr. He is an archer so good, and so fleet on skis, that no man may compete against him. He is also fair of countenance and has a warrior’s equipment. It is also good to call upon him in duels.


Mímir

Mímir

Mímir (indefinite nominative)
Mími (accusative indefinite)
Mími (dative indefinite)
Mímis (genitive indefinite)

Icelandic: Mímir

Faroese: Mimir

Norwegian Nynorsk: Mime

Swedish: Mimer

Danish: Mimer

Uncertain; possibly related to Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern, Dutch mijmeren and Old English māmrian.


Skuld

Skuld

Skuld (indefinite nominative)
Skuld (accusative indefinite)
Skuld (dative indefinite)
Skuldar (genitive indefinite)

See skuld. The name literally means “debt”, or “obligation”; thus, what is bound to happen, the future.

Þaðan koma meyjar / margs vitandi
þrjár, ór þeim sal / er und þolli stendr;
Urð hétu eina, / aðra Verðandi,
skáru á skíði, / Skuld ina þriðju;
þær lög lögðu, / þær líf kuru
alda börnum, / örlög seggja.
Thence come maidens / much knowing
three from the hall / which under that tree stands;

Vǫluspá, verse 20, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 4

on a tablet they graved, / Skuld the third;
Laws they established, / life allotted
to the sons of men, / destinies pronounced.

Urd hight the one, / the second Verdandi,

(Norse mythology) one of the three Norns


vandahús

Á Náströndum er mikill salr ok illr, ok horfa í norðr dyrr, hann er ok ofinn allr ormahryggjum sem vandahús, en ormahöfuð öll vitu inn í húsit ok blása eitri, svá at eptir salnum renna eitrár, ok vaða þær ár eiðrofar ok morðvargar, [...]
On Nástrand [Strand of the Dead] is a great hall and evil, and its doors face to the north: it is all woven of serpent-backs like a wattle-house; and all the snake-heads turn into the house and blow venom, so that along the hall run rivers of venom; and they who have broken oaths, and murderers, wade those rivers, …

1916, Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (translation), ca. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 52

(Norse mythology) a description of the hall of snakes in Nástrǫnd (Corpse Shore), a location in Hel, as recorded in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda


ᚦᚢᚱ

late 10th, early 11th century: Velanda Runestone
× ᚦᚢᚱᚢᛁ : ᚱᛁᛋᚦᛁ : ᛋᛏᛁᚾ : ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ : ᚢᚴᛘᚢᛏ : ᛒᚢᛏᛅ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛘᛁᚢᚴ : ᚴᚢᚦᛅᚾ : ᚦᛁᚴᚾ × ᚦᚢᚱ : ᚢᛁᚴᛁ ×
× þurui : risþi : stin : iftiʀ : ukmut : buta : sin : miuk : kuþan : þikn × þur : uiki ×
Þyrvi raised the stone in memory of Ǫgmundr, her husbandman, a very good Þegn. May Thor hallow.


Skírnir

head

Skírnir m (genitive Skírnis, dative and accusative Skírni)

Skírnis (genitive)
Skírni (accusative dative)
Skírnir (indefinite nominative)
Skírni (accusative indefinite)
Skírni (dative indefinite)
Skírnis (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Skírnir

Icelandic: Skírnir

Norwegian Nynorsk: Skirne

Swedish: Skirner

Danish: Skirner

Norwegian Bokmål: Skirner

Probably derived from skírr (“clear, pure”), from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“bright”). Possibly related to skírn.

(Norse mythology) Skírnir, messenger of Freyr


Skaði

Skaði

Skaði (indefinite nominative)
Skaða (accusative indefinite)
Skaða (dative indefinite)
Skaða (genitive indefinite)

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shadow”), or from a lost name of a geographical place. It could also related to skaði (“harm”).

(Norse mythology) Skadi (goddess associated with skiing, bowhunting, winter and mountains)


Jǫrmungandr

Jǫrmungandr

Jǫrmungandr (indefinite nominative)
Jǫrmungand (accusative indefinite)
Jǫrmungandi (dative indefinite)
Jǫrmungands (genitive indefinite)

→ English: Jörmungandr

From jǫrmun- (“immense; great”) + gandr (“witch's familiar, foul spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz.

af

(Norse mythology) the World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath


Bifrǫst

Icelandic: Bifröst

Norwegian Nynorsk: Bivrost

From bifa (“shake, tremble”) + rǫst (< Proto-Germanic *rastō). The alternative form Bilrǫst is from bil (“moment”).

(Norse mythology) Bifrost, the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard with Midgard


Auðhumbla

Generally accepted to derive from auðr (“riches”) + *humala (“hornless”).
The compound presents some level of semantic ambiguity. A parallel occurs in Scottish English humble-cow (“hornless cow”), and Northern Europeans have bred hornless cows since prehistoric times. As highlighted above, auð- may mean "rich"; and in turn, "rich hornless cow" remains generally accepted among scholars as a gloss of the Old Icelandic animal name. However, auðr can also mean "fate" and "desolate; desert", and so Auðhum(b)la may also have been understood as the "destroyer of the desert". This semantic ambiguity may have been intentional.


Logi

(Norse mythology) also known as Hálogi he is the jötunn (giant) of fire; he is the personification of fire in Norse mythology


Kvasir

Icelandic: Kvasir

Faroese: Kvasir

Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvase

Swedish: Kvase

Danish: Kvaser, Kvase, Kvasir

Norwegian Bokmål: Kvasir

(Norse mythology) Kvasir, one of the Norse gods


Urðr

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Urðr

Urðr (indefinite nominative)
Urð (accusative indefinite)
Urð (dative indefinite)
Urðar (genitive indefinite)

See urðr. The name originally means "fate" or "destiny", which can be seen in the cognate Old English wyrd.


Verðandi

From verðandi, present participle of verða (“to become, to happen”). Thus literally becoming, happening.


Vǫlundr

Vǫlundar (genitive)
Vǫlundr (indefinite nominative)
Vǫlund (accusative indefinite)
Vǫlundi (dative indefinite)
Vǫlundar (genitive indefinite)

Vǫlundr

From Proto-Germanic *Wēlanduz, *Wēlandaz, from *Wilą-ndz (literally “crafting one”). Cognate with Old English Weland, Welund, Old High German Wiolant, Old Frisian ᚹᛖᛚᚩᛞᚢ (weladu /Welandu/) and others.

(Norse mythology) Wayland, a smith of Germanic legend


Hlǫkk

Hlǫkk

Hlǫkk (indefinite nominative)
Hlǫkk (accusative indefinite)
Hlǫkk (dative indefinite)
Hlakkar (genitive indefinite)

From hlǫkk (“clash, din, battle”), related to hlakka (“to make noise, cry, scream”).

where Hlǫkk’s ice [SWORD] and skulls met.

1066, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 14, in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 55-6., retrieved at the Skaldic Database Hôtt bað mik, þars mœttusk, menskorð bera forðum, Hlakkar íss ok hausar, hjalmstall í gný malma. The necklace-pole [WOMAN] told me earlier to hold the helmet-support [HEAD] high in the clamour of swords [BATTLE]


Hǫgni

Hǫgna (genitive)
Hǫgni (indefinite nominative)
Hǫgna (accusative indefinite)
Hǫgna (dative indefinite)
Hǫgna (genitive indefinite)

Hǫgni

Cognate with Old English Hagena, Old High German Haguno ((German Hagen), related either to hagi (“enclosure, pasture”), or to hagr (“skilled, capable”).

mær Hǫgna
Hǫgni’s maiden [= Hildr ]

(Norse mythology) Hǫgni, brother of king Gunnarr of Burgundy


Þrívaldi

Þrívaldi

Þrívaldi (indefinite nominative)
Þrívalda (accusative indefinite)
Þrívalda (dative indefinite)
Þrívalda (genitive indefinite)

From þrír (“three”) + valdr (“powerful, mighty”), thus meaning “thrice mighty”, possibly referring to him having three heads (but note that in poetry he is attested as having nine).

compound

(Norse mythology) Þrívaldi, a jötunn (giant) in Norse mythology


finnr

finns (genitive)
finnr (indefinite nominative singular)
finnrinn (definite nominative singular)
finnar (indefinite nominative plural)
finnarnir (definite nominative plural)
finn (accusative indefinite singular)
finninn (accusative definite singular)
finna (accusative indefinite plural)
finnana (accusative definite plural)
finni (dative indefinite singular)
finninum (dative definite singular)
finnum (dative indefinite plural)
finnunum (dative definite plural)
finns (genitive indefinite singular)
finnsins (definite genitive singular)
finna (genitive indefinite plural)
finnanna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

finnr

Icelandic: Finnur

Faroese: finnur

Norwegian: finn

→ Danish: fin

Norwegian Bokmål: finn

Old Swedish: finne, finnar

desctree

Swedish: finne
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: finne
→ German: Finne

Old Danish: fyndhæ

Danish: finne

Norwegian Bokmål: finne

(Norse mythology) a mythic name, used for elves and dwarves etc.


Gandalfr

Gandalfs (genitive)
Gandalfr (indefinite nominative)
Gandalf (accusative indefinite)
Gandalfi (dative indefinite)
Gandalfs (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Gandalfr

Icelandic: Gandálfur

Faroese: Gandálvur

Norwegian Nynorsk: Gandalv, Gandålv

→ English: Gandalf

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”).


nykr

nykrs (genitive)
nykrar (plural)
nykr (indefinite nominative singular)
nykrinn (definite nominative singular)
nykrar (indefinite nominative plural)
nykrarnir (definite nominative plural)
nykr (accusative indefinite singular)
nykrinn (accusative definite singular)
nykra (accusative indefinite plural)
nykrana (accusative definite plural)
nykri (dative indefinite singular)
nykrinum (dative definite singular)
nykrum (dative indefinite plural)
nykrunum (dative definite plural)
nykrs (genitive indefinite singular)
nykrsins (definite genitive singular)
nykra (genitive indefinite plural)
nykranna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

nykr

Icelandic: nykur

Faroese: nykur

Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk

Norwegian Nynorsk: nykk

Swedish: näck, Näcken

→ Finnish: näkki

→ Estonian: näkk

Danish: nøkke

From Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-, cognates with the German Nix, Nixe and Nixie from the Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”). Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker) and Swedish Näcken.

cog

(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)


Alvíss

Alvíss (genitive)
Alvíss (indefinite nominative)
Alvís (accusative indefinite)
Alvísi (dative indefinite)
Alvíss (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Alvíss

al- (“all, very, totally”) + víss (“wise”)


svartalfar

svartr (“black”) + alfar (“elves”) (note that svartr refers to black objects and black hair, but not black skin; for black skin, blár is used)


Askr

Icelandic: Askur

Faroese: Askur

Norwegian: Ask

Swedish: Ask

Danish: Ask

→ English: Ask

(Norse mythology) Ask, the first male human according to the Poetic Edda


Hǫðr

Haðar (genitive)
Hǫðr (indefinite nominative)
Hǫð (accusative indefinite)
Heði (dative indefinite)
Haðar (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Hǫðr

Icelandic: Höður

Faroese: Høður

Norwegian Nynorsk: Hod

Swedish: Höd, Höder, Hod

Danish: Hød

English: Höðr

From Proto-Germanic *Haþuz, probably from *haþuz (“battle, fight”), in which case a doublet of hǫð-, cognate with Old English heaþo-, Old High German hadu-.

(Norse mythology) Höðr (blind Norse god)


Njǫrðr

Njǫrðr

Njǫrðr (indefinite nominative)
Njǫrð (accusative indefinite)
Nirði (dative indefinite)
Njarðar (genitive indefinite)

Icelandic: Njörður

Faroese: Njørður

Norwegian Nynorsk: Njord

Swedish: Njärd, Njord

Danish: Njørd, Njord

→ English: Njorth, Njord

From Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz, of unknown origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“power, vitality, force”). More at Njörðr, Njörun, and Nerthus.

der

Þat allr herr · at undri gefsk,
hvé urþjóð · auði gnǿgir,
en Grjótbjǫrn · of gǿddan hefr
Freyr ok Njǫrðr · at féar afli.

c. 962, Egill Skallagrímsson, Arinbjarnarkviða, section 17:

All people are astonished at how he (= Arinbjǫrn) blesses mankind with wealth, but Freyr and Njord have endowed “Rock-bear” (= Arinbjǫrn) with plenty stock.

(Norse mythology) Njord, the father of Freyr and Freya

Nerthus#Name
Njörun#Theories
Njörðr#Name and eponyms


Hǿnir

Hǿnis (genitive)
Hǿnir (indefinite nominative)
Hǿni (accusative indefinite)
Hǿni (dative indefinite)
Hǿnis (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Hǿnir

Icelandic: Hænir

Faroese: Hønir

Norwegian: Høne

Swedish: Höne

Uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Germanic *hauhnijaz (“high one”), or Proto-Germanic *huhnijaz (“white one”) (cf. Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)).

(Norse mythology) Hœnir, a god involved in the creation of humans, associated with storks and swans


Útgarða-Loki

→ Latin: Utgarthilocus, Ugarthilocus

→ German: Ugartilock

→ Old Danish: Vrgathiloch, Wgartilok (name of a demon or a pagan idol)


Gjallarbrú

→ Icelandic: Gjallarbrú (learned)

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: Gjeddarbru, Gjallarbru

Swedish: Gillebro

From Gjǫll (“mythic river”) + brú (“brigde”).

Gylfaginning 49, excerpt
hann kom til ariɴar Giallar(ar) ok reið a Giallar brvna
(Normalized spelling): hann kom til árinnar Gjallar ok reið á Gjallarbrúna
he came to the river Gjǫll, and rode on the Gjallarbrú

(Norse mythology) a bridge on the way from Hel


Véurr

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᚺᚨᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*wihawarjaʀ), from *ᚹᛁᚺᚨᛉ (*wihaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą, + *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ). By surface analysis, vé (“mansion, house; temple, holy place”) + -urr (“guardian, defender”).

surf

(Norse mythology, poetic) Thor, especially in his role as protector of human settlements and temples


valkjósandi

non-decl-blank-full

valkjósandi

valkjósandi (indefinite nominative singular)
valkjósandinn (definite nominative singular)
valkjósanda (accusative indefinite singular)
valkjósandann (accusative definite singular)
valkjósanda (dative indefinite singular)
valkjósandanum (dative definite singular)
valkjósanda (genitive indefinite singular)
valkjósandans (definite genitive singular)
valkjósanda (genitive indefinite plural)
valkjósandanna (definite genitive plural)

val (“the slain”) + kjósa (“choose”) + -andi (“-er”). Compare the older compound valkyrja (“valkyrie”).

affix

(poetic, Norse mythology) Chooser of the Slain, epithet of Odin


Hliðskjǫlf

Hliðskjalfar (genitive)
Hliðskjǫlf (indefinite nominative)
Hliðskjǫlf (accusative indefinite)
Hliðskjǫlf (dative indefinite)
Hliðskjalfar (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Hliðskjǫlf

hlið (“side”) + *skjǫlf (“shelf, ledge”).

compound

harri Hliðskjalfar
the Lord of Lithshelf (Odin)

(Norse mythology) the lookout seat of the gods