Gandalfr

Old Norse

Etymology

From gandr (“magic staff”) +‎ alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “elf with a magic staff”.

Proper noun

Gandalfr m (genitive Gandalfs)

1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
2. a male given name

Declension

  Declension of Gandalfr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Gandalfr
accusative	Gandalf
dative	Gandalfi
genitive	Gandalfs

Descendants

• Icelandic: Gandálfur
• Faroese: Gandálvur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Gandalv, Gandålv