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Dellingr
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Delling
English
Etymology
en gem
en non Dellingr, formally as if from en gem-pro *Dallingaz, perhaps "shining one", related to ang deal proud, bright and possibly the second element of non Heimdallr and non Mardǫll. Another proposed etymology is en gem-pro *Dagilingaz dayspring, from gem-pro *dagaz day;
Pronunciation
en
Proper noun
en Norse mythology a figure in Norse mythology, the father of Dagr (the Day)
References
Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). The Poetic Edda.
Heimdallr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
Orchard Andy 1997 Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend Cassell 32
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