Mjǫðvitnir

Old Norse

Etymology

From mjǫðr (“mead”) +‎ vitnir (“wolf”), thus meaning “Mead-wolf”, “Toper”.[1]

Proper noun

Mjǫðvitnir m (genitive Mjǫðvitnis)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Declension
  Declension of Mjǫðvitnir (strong ija-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Mjǫðvitnir
accusative Mjǫðvitni
dative Mjǫðvitni
genitive Mjǫðvitnis

Descendants

All descendants are borrowed.

  • Icelandic: Mjöðvitnir
  • Faroese: Mjøðvitnir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mjødvitne
  • Swedish: Mjödvitner, Midvitner
  • Danish: Mjødvitner

References
  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
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