Skírnir

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably derived from skírr (“clear, pure”), from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“bright”). Possibly related to skírn.

Proper noun

Skírnir m (genitive Skírnis, dative and accusative Skírni)

1. (Norse mythology) Skírnir, messenger of Freyr
2. a male given name

Declension

  Declension of Skírnir (strong ija-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Skírnir
accusative	Skírni
dative	Skírni
genitive	Skírnis

Descendants

All borrowed or revived.

• Icelandic: Skírnir
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Skirne
• Swedish: Skirner
• Danish: Skirner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Skirner