Mjǫðvitnir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫðr (“mead”) +‎ vitnir (“wolf”), thus meaning "Mead-wolf", "Toper".[1]

Proper noun

Mjǫðvitnir m (genitive Mjǫðvitnis)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References
  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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