Þráinn

Icelandic

Proper noun

Þráinn m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Þráinn
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Þráinn
accusative Þráin
dative Þráini
genitive Þráins

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”), thus meaning “Stubborn One”.[1]

Proper noun

Þráinn m (genitive Þráins)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References
  1. 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
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