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Old Norse
Etymology
Probably related to drjúpa (“to drip”), therefore meaning "Dripper" (of rings, thus a metaphor for goldsmith).[1]
Proper noun
Draupnir m (genitive Draupnis)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
Inflection
Declension of Draupnir (strong ja-stem, indefinite singular only)
Descendants
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