Old Norse

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Etymology

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Related to nýráðliga (oddly, queerly), thus meaning “Ingenious One”.[1]

Proper noun

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Nýráðr m (genitive Nýráðs)

  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