Dáinn
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare dáinn, from deyja (“to die”), thus meaning "Dead-like One".[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Dáinn m (genitive Dáins)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
- (Norse mythology) One of four stags that live around Yggdrasil and feed on the tree's branches
Inflection[edit]
Declension of Dáinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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