See also: loni, loñi, lőni, and łoni

Old Norse

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Norse lón (a still place in the flow), thus meaning “Lazy One”, “Still One”.[1]

Proper noun

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Lóni m (genitive Lóna)

  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