Gungnir

English Etymology en non Gungnir the swaying one. Proper noun en Norse mythology and paganism The spear of the Norse god Odin, which is believed to never miss its target. en Norse mythology Spears Old Norse Etymology non *gunga -na -ir (“the swaying one, the rocker”). Compare non Mjǫllnir the miller → the crusher. The root verb is attested way later as da gynge (older da gunge), sv gunga to swing, to sway, ablaut of non ganga to go (cf. non *gænga lane, path), to the same root as en going, among many more. The name means that the spear/lance rocks in balance with the horse and thus don't miss. Since the root sense is attested late, a potential alternative reading could be more direct sense of non ganga to go, thus maybe “charger, launcher”? i.e. the lance/the javelin Proper noun non proper noun non Norse mythology and paganism The spear/lance of the Norse god Odin, which is believed to never miss its target. Descendants is Gungnir no Gungne Gungner 1 sv Gungne Gungner 1 en Gungnir 1 non Norse mythology Spears