Heimdallr
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom 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 deal (“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
editProper noun
editHeimdallr 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