Gandálfr
Old Norse
proper_noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) name of a _(Norse_mythology)|dwarf
Etymology
Compound from Old Norse gandr (magic staff, stick, magic, monster, staff, magic wand) + Old Norse alfr (elf).
Origin
Old Norse
alfr
Gloss
elf
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- alv Norwegian Bokmål
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- *gandaz Proto-Germanic
- Alvar Swedish
- Gandalf Swedish
- alf Swedish
- alv Swedish
- älf Swedish
- alv Norwegian Nynorsk
- gawnt Middle English
- Jǫrmungandr Old Norse
- Vindálfr Old Norse
- alfr Old Norse
- gandr Old Norse
- alf Danish
- Àlvar Catalan, Valencian
- gandur Icelandic
- álfur Icelandic
- gandur Faroese
- álvur Faroese
- ælf Old Swedish