Old Norse

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Etymology

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From haugr (burial mound, cairn) +‎ spor (track, footprint), thus meaning “Howe-treader”.[1]

Proper noun

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Haugspori m (genitive Haugspora)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

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  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