Náinn

See also: náinn

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to either Old Norse ná (“near”) or nár (“corpse”), thus meaning either "Nigh One" or "Corpselike One".[1]

Proper noun

Náinn m (genitive Náins)

  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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