Alþjófr
Old Norse
Etymology
From al- (“all, very, totally”) + þjófr (“thief”), thus meaning "All-thief" or "Mighty Thief".[1]
Proper noun
Alþjófr m (genitive Alþjófs)
- (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