Dóri

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Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Dóri m (genitive Dóra)

  1. A diminutive form of male given names ending in -dór, most often Halldór, but also Theodór, Unndór
  2. a male given name

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Etymology obscure, although a meaning “The Borer” is proposed.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Dóri m (genitive Dóra)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References[edit]

  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