Fjalarr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to fjǫl (“plank, deal, board”), therefore meaning "The Paneller". Another possibility is the derivation from fela (“to hide, conceal”), thus meaning "The Spy".[1]
Proper noun edit
Fjalarr m (genitive Fjalars)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf who created the Mead of Poetry out of the blood of Kvasir
- (Norse mythology) A red rooster that is said to herald the onset of Ragnarök
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