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Old Norse
Etymology
From þekkr (“agreeable, beloved”), thus meaning "Beloved One".[1]
Proper noun
Þekkr m (genitive Þekks)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
- (Norse mythology) name of Odin
References
- ^ 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