Heimdallr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse heimr (“home", "world”) + dallr of unknown origin and meaning. The latter term is possibly equal to feminine dǫll, from Mardǫll, one of Freyja's names, and perhaps cognate with Old English deall (“proud", "eminent”), thus meaning possibly "World-radiance".

Pronunciation

(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛimdɑlːr̩/

Proper noun

Heimdallr m (genitive Heimdallar)

(Norse mythology) Heimdall
- Vǫluspá, verse 1, lines 3-4, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 1:
  Meiri ok minni / mögu Heimdallar; […]
  
  Greater and smaller / sons of Heimdall; […]

Declension

Declension of Heimdallr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Heimdallr
accusative	Heimdall
dative	Heimdall
genitive	Heimdallar

References

Heimdallr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.

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