Dåen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Dåin (Midlandsnormalen)
Etymology
From Old Norse Dáinn, from deyja (“to die”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dɔːən/
- Homophone: dåen (“dead”)
Proper noun
Dåen m
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
- (Norse mythology) One of four stags that live around Yggdrasil and feed on the tree’s branches
Related terms
- Dåensleiv
See also
- Dvalen