Vǫlundr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *Wēlanduz, *Wēlandaz, from *Wilą-ndz (literally crafting one).[1] Cognate with Old English Weland, Welund, Old High German Wiolant, Old Frisian ᚹᛖᛚᚩᛞᚢ (weladu /⁠Welandu⁠/) and others.

Proper noun

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Vǫlundr m (genitive Vǫlundar)

  1. (Norse mythology) Wayland, a smith of Germanic legend

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gillespie, George T. A Catalogue of Persons Named in Germanic Heroic Literature