Gandalfr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From gandr (“magic staff”) +‎ alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “elf with a magic staff”.[1]

Proper noun

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Gandalfr m (genitive Gandalfs)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
  2. a male given name

Declension

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  Declension of Gandalfr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Gandalfr
accusative Gandalf
dative Gandalfi
genitive Gandalfs

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Gandálfur
  • Faroese: Gandálvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gandalv, Gandålv

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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