Norðri

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Old Norse

Etymology

Related to norðr (north), thus meaning “One in the North”.[1]

Proper noun

Norðri m (genitive Norðra)

  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