Gandálfr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse gandr (“magic staff”) + alfr (“elf”), thus meaning "Elf with a Magic Staff".[1]
Proper noun
Gandálfr m (genitive Gandálfs)
- (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