Fjalarr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to fjǫl (“plank, deal, board”), therefore meaning "The Paneller". Another possibility is the derivation from fela (“to hide, conceal”), thus meaning "The Spy".[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Fjalarr m (genitive Fjalars)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf who created the Mead of Poetry out of the blood of Kvasir
- (Norse mythology) A red rooster that is said to herald the onset of Ragnarök
References
[edit]- ^ 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