Logi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Logi (“jötunn of fire”), personification of logi (“flame, blaze”), from From Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame”). Related to Middle High German lohe, more distantly to Latin lucere (“to shine, to light”), Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”). All ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒɡi/
Proper noun
Logi
- (Norse mythology) also known as Hálogi he is the jötunn (giant of Norse mythology) of fire; he is the personification of fire in Norse mythology.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with English or Norse Loki, minor Norse god of mischief of similar etymology.
Synonyms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔiːjɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔiːjɪ
Proper noun
Logi m (proper noun, genitive singular Loga)
- a male given name
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Logi |
| accusative | Loga |
| dative | Loga |
| genitive | Loga |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse logi.
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Proper noun
Logi