Gullintanni

Old Norse

Etymology

gullinn (“golden”) +‎ tǫnn (“tooth”) +‎ -i (masculine nominal suffix). Cognate with Sanskrit हिरण्यदन्त (hiraṇyadanta​, “Golden-toothed”, epithet of Agni), which has been used to argue for Heimdallr’s role as a fire-god.

Proper noun

Gullintanni m

  1. epithet of Heimdall, whose teeth were made of gold

Declension

Declension of Gullintanni (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Gullintanni
accusative Gullintanna
dative Gullintanna
genitive Gullintanna
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