Dellingr

See also: Delling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Dellingr, formally as if from Proto-Germanic *Dallingaz, perhaps "shining one", related to Old English deal (“proud, bright”) and possibly the second element of Old Norse Heimdallr and Mardǫll. Another proposed etymology is Proto-Germanic *Dagilingaz (“dayspring”), from *dagaz (“day”);

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dellingr

  1. (Norse mythology) a figure in Norse mythology, the father of Dagr (the Day)

References

  • Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). The Poetic Edda.
  • Heimdallr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
  • ‪Orchard, Andy (1997) Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend, Cassell, page 32‬
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