Fíli

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See also: fili, filí, and fíli-

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon or Old High German fīla (file), thus meaning "The Filer".[1]

Proper noun

Fíli m (genitive Fíla)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

  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