Heimdallr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From heimr (“home", "world”) + dallr of unknown origin and meaning. The latter term is possibly equal to feminine dǫll, from Mardǫll, one of Freyja's names, and perhaps cognate with Old English deall (“proud, eminent”), thus meaning possibly "Home-Bright". This is present in the first element of the theonym Dellingr, whose name could mean "the shining one."
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Heimdallr m (genitive Heimdallar)
Declension edit
Declension of Heimdallr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive, indefinite singular only)
masculine | singular |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Heimdallr |
accusative | Heimdall |
dative | Heimdall |
genitive | Heimdallar |
References edit
- Heimdallr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell, p. 32