Mjǫðvitnir
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mjǫðr (“mead”) + vitnir (“wolf”), thus meaning “Mead-wolf”, “Toper”.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Mjǫðvitnir m (genitive Mjǫðvitnis)
Declension
[edit] Declension of Mjǫðvitnir (strong ija-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine | singular |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Mjǫðvitnir |
| accusative | Mjǫðvitni |
| dative | Mjǫðvitni |
| genitive | Mjǫðvitnis |
Descendants
[edit]- → Icelandic: Mjöðvitnir
- → Faroese: Mjøðvitnir
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Mjødvitne
- → Swedish: Mjödvitner, Midvitner
- → Danish: Mjødvitner
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