Dellingr
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See also: Delling
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Dellingr, formally as if from Proto-Germanic *Dallingaz, perhaps "shining one", related to Old English deal (“proud, bright”) and possibly the second element of Old Norse Heimdallr and Mardǫll. Another proposed etymology is Proto-Germanic *Dagilingaz (“dayspring”), from *dagaz (“day”);
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dellingr
References
- Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). The Poetic Edda.
- Heimdallr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- Orchard, Andy (1997) Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend, Cassell, page 32