Ginnarr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse ginna (“to dupe, deceive”), thus meaning "The Deceiver".[1]

Proper noun

Ginnarr m (genitive Ginnars)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References
  1. Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in ginnaof the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4
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