Svíurr

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly related to svína (“to dwindle, subside”), thus meaning “Dwindled One”.^[1]

Proper noun

Svíurr m (genitive Svíurs)

(Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

^ 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

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