Dáinn

See also: dáinn

Old Norse

Etymology

Compare dáinn, from deyja (“to die”), thus meaning "Dead-like One".[1]

Proper noun

Dáinn m (genitive Dáins)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
  2. (Norse mythology) One of four stags that live around Yggdrasil and feed on the tree's branches

Inflection

Declension of Dáinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Dáinn
accusative Dáin
dative Dáni
genitive Dáins

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Dáinn
  • Faroese: Dáin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Dåen, Dåin
  • Swedish: Dåen
  • Danish: Dåin

See also

References

  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4
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