Mjǫðvitnir

Old Norse

Etymology

From mjǫðr (“mead”) +‎ vitnir (“wolf”), thus meaning “Mead-wolf”, “Toper”.[1]

Proper noun

Mjǫðvitnir m (genitive Mjǫðvitnis)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Declension

Declension of Mjǫðvitnir (strong ija-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Mjǫðvitnir
accusative Mjǫðvitni
dative Mjǫðvitni
genitive Mjǫðvitnis

Descendants

  • → Icelandic: Mjöðvitnir
  • → Faroese: Mjøðvitnir
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Mjødvitne
  • → Swedish: Mjödvitner, Midvitner
  • → Danish: Mjødvitner

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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