Skaði

See also: skaði and Skathi

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Skaði f

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

Declension

The declension of the name is uncertain since it is only attested in the nominative in older sources. In modern Icelandic it is declined as masculine n-stem, but may originally have been a feminine īn-stem. It is in any case grammatically feminine (compare Sturla)

Declension of Skaði (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Skaði
accusative Skaða
dative Skaða
genitive Skaða
Declension of Skaði (weak īn-stem, indefinite singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite
nominative Skaði
accusative Skaði
dative Skaði
genitive Skaði
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