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Náinn
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náinn
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably related to either non ná near or non nár corpse, thus meaning either “Nigh One” or “Corpselike One”.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
Proper noun
m Náins
non Dwarves non Norse mythology name of a dwarf
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