Þráinn

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Þráinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Þráins)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Þráinn (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Þráinn
accusative Þráin
dative Þráini
genitive Þráins

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”), thus meaning “Stubborn One”.[1]

Proper noun

Þráinn m (genitive Þráins)

  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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