Draupnir

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)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Inflection
  Declension of Draupnir (strong ja-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Draupnir
accusative Draupni
dative Draupni
genitive Draupnis

Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Draupne

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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