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Old Norse
Etymology
Compare dáinn, from deyja (“to die”), thus meaning "Dead-like One".[1]
Proper noun
Dáinn m (genitive Dáins)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
- (Norse mythology) One of four stags that live around Yggdrasil and feed on the tree's branches
Inflection
Declension of Dáinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Dáinn
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| accusative
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Dáin
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| dative
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Dáni
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| genitive
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Dáins
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Descendants
See also
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