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Gondlir
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en non Gǫndlir wand bearer", "wand wielder (non Gǫnd + non -lir), where the wand is a magical implement possibly used for shamanic travel. It has also been suggested that non Gǫnd may signify "wolf" (implying a spirit or otherwise magical wolf).2005, John McKinnell, Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend, page 152—Of course Óðinn might have dealings with giantesses that were not seductions, or Gondlir might mean simply 'the One with Wolves' (a reference to Óðinn's wolves Geri and Freki; see Grímnismál 19,1–3). But it is at least possible that it refers to his use of magic spirits in overcoming and seducing giant-sorceresses.
Proper noun
en Norse mythology Odin.
2015, Neil Gaiman, The American Gods Quartet, 2019, Ebook, Hachette Livre (Headline Publishing Group), unnumbered page,
I told you I would tell you my names. This is what they call me. I am called Glad-of-War,[Herteitr] Grim, Raider[Herjan] and Third.[Þriði] I am One-eyed.[Hoárr]I am All-Father,[Alfǫðr] and I am Gondlir Wand-bearer.
References
Further reading
List of names of Odin