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Skaði
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skaði Skathi
Old Norse
Etymology
non. Possibly from non gem-pro *skaduz shadow, or from a lost name of a geographical place. It could also related to non skaði harm. Possibly the first element in Scandinavia and ang Scedeland.
Proper noun
non proper noun f
non Gods non Norse mythology Skadi (goddess associated with skiing, bowhunting, winter and mountains)
Declension
The declension of the name is uncertain since it is only attested in the nominative in older sources. In modern Icelandic it is declined as masculine n-stem, but may originally have been a feminine īn-stem. It is in any case grammatically feminine (compare non Sturla)
sing-indef Skað
sing-indef Skað