Óinn
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from óask (“to fear, dread”), thus meaning “The Shy One”.[1]
Proper noun edit
Óinn m (genitive Óins)
Descendants 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