Ullr

English

The coat of arms of Ullensaker displays Ullr as a charge.

Proper noun

Ullr

1. (Norse mythology) An Áss associated with archery and skiing; the stepson of Thor.
   • 2013, Samantha-Rae Tuthill, Where Did Old Man Winter, Jack Frost Come From?. Accuweather.com.

     "For the Norse mythologies, Ullr was the god of winter. Son of a frost giant, he would rule Asgard in Odin's absence in the winter."

   • 2014, Norse Mythology for Smart People, Ullr

     "...Ullr is an excellent archer, hunter, skater, and skier, handsome, warlike, and an especially apt deity to invoke before a duel."

   • 2014, Raven Kaldera, Ullr Lord of Winter‎^[1]:

     "Ullr is a very old god of the northern lands, so old that by the time the Iron Age Norse myths were written down, not much more was known about him except that he was a god of archery, hunting, and the winter."

Translations

Norse god

• Arabic: أول (ar)
• Japanese: ウル
• Korean: 울르 (ulleu)
• Swedish: Ull (sv)

Further reading

• Ullr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulþuz (“glory”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥tus (“appearance”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wulþus, “glory”) and Latin vultus (“appearance, looks”).

Proper noun

Ullr m (genitive Ullar)

1. (Norse mythology) Ullr (name of a god)
   • Gylfaginning, ch. 31

     Ullr heitir einn, sonr Sifjar, stúpsonr Þórs. Hann er bogmaðr svá góðr ok skíðfærr svá, at engi má við hann keppast. Hann er ok fagr álitum ok hefir hermanns atgervi. Á hann er ok gott at heita í einvígi.

     Ullr one is called, the son of Sif, step-son of Þórr. He is an archer so good, and so fleet on skis, that no man may compete against him. He is also fair of countenance and has a warrior’s equipment. It is also good to call upon him in duels.

Declension

  Declension of Ullr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ullr
accusative	Ull
dative	Ulli
genitive	Ullar

  Declension of Ullr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ullr
accusative	Ull
dative	Ulli
genitive	Ulls

Descendants

• Icelandic: Ullur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Ull
• Norwegian Bokmål: Ull
• → Latin: Ollerus