Eikinskjaldi
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse eikinn (“oaken”) + skjǫldr (“shield”), thus meaning "One with Oaken Shield".[1]
Proper noun
Eikinskjaldi m (genitive Eikinskjalda)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
References
- 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