Þráinn

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Icelandic[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Þráinn m

  1. a male given name

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from þrár (stubborn, obstinate), thus meaning “Stubborn One”.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Þráinn m (genitive Þráins)

  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