Fíli

See also: fili, filí, and fíli-

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Saxon or Old High German fīla (“file”), thus meaning “The Filer”.^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. some context to this borrowing is probably desirable

Proper noun edit

Fíli m (genitive Fíla)

(Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

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

[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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