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gandr

nafnorðkarlkyn
:—the exact sense of this word is somewhat dubious; it is mostly used in poetry and in compds, and denotes anything enchanted or an object used by sorcerers, almost like zauber in , and hence a monster, fiend; thus the Leviathan of northern mythology is called Jörmun-gandr, the great ‘gand;’ or Storðar-gandr, the ‘gand’ of the earth: a snake or serpent is by Kormak called gandr or gandir, 8: wildfire is hallar g., a worrier of halls, and selju g., a willow-worrier, : the wolf Fenrir is called Vonar-gandr, the monster of the river Von, vide .
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☞ Some commentators render gandr bv wolf, others by broom; but the sense no doubt lies deeper. Gunnar Pálsson (died 1793) says that gandr is used in of the helm of a ship; but no such word is known, at least in the west of
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • Germ.German.
  • ch.chapter.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • Korm.Kormaks saga. (D. II.)
  • Lex. Poët.Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)