Hornbori

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From horn (“horn”) +‎ bora (“to bore, drill”), thus meaning “Horn-borer”.[1]

Proper noun

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Hornbori m (genitive Hornbora)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Descendants

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  • → Icelandic: Hornbori
  • → Faroese: Hornberi
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Hornbore
  • → Swedish: Hornbore
  • → Danish: Hornbore

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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