Draupnir
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably related to drjúpa (“to drip”), therefore meaning "Dripper" (of rings, thus a metaphor for goldsmith).[1]
Inflection
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Draupne
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
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