Óinn

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Possibly from óask (“to fear, dread”), thus meaning “The Shy One”.[1]

Proper noun

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Óinn m (genitive Óins)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Óinn
  • Faroese: Óin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Oen, Oin
  • Swedish: Oen, Oin
  • Danish: Oin

References

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  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
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