Fjalarr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to fjǫl (“plank, deal, board”), therefore meaning "The Paneller". Another possibility is the derivation from fela (“to hide, conceal”), thus meaning "The Spy".[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Fjalarr m (genitive Fjalars)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf who created the Mead of Poetry out of the blood of Kvasir
- (Norse mythology) A red rooster that is said to herald the onset of Ragnarök
References[edit]
- ^ 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