Skaði

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See also: skaði and Skathi

Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (shadow), or from a lost name of a geographical place. It could also related to skaði (harm).

Proper noun[edit]

Skaði m

  1. (Norse mythology) Skadi (goddess associated with skiing, bowhunting, winter and mountains).

Declension[edit]

Note that even though Skaði has feminine natural gender, it has masculine grammatical gender.