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Alþjófr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From al- (“all, very, totally”) +‎ þjófr (“thief”), thus meaning "All-thief" or "Mighty Thief".[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alþjófr m (genitive Alþjófs)

  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
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