Svartálfar
Old Norse
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) the "black elves"
Etymology
Compound from Old Norse svartr (black) + Old Norse álfar (elves).
Origin
Old Norse
álfar
Gloss
elves
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Svartálfar English
- sort Norwegian Bokmål
- svart Norwegian Bokmål
- *swartaz Proto-Germanic
- svart Norwegian Nynorsk
- Dǫkkálfar Old Norse
- Ljósálfar Old Norse
- Svartálfaheim Old Norse
- heim Old Norse
- svartflekkóttr Old Norse
- svartr Old Norse
- álfar Old Norse
- sort Danish
- svartur Icelandic
- svartur Faroese
- svarter Old Swedish
- svart Norn