[Heralds] Yet another name question

C. L. Ward gunnora at vikinganswerlady.org
Fri May 4 05:58:02 PDT 2001


And still more Óðinn names:

Grímr, Grími "disguised, masked, helmed". Originally a by-name, often used
to describe the god Óðinn in disguise. Related to Old Icelandic gríma,
"mask". This name is common in Norway and Iceland through the whole medieval
period, and is frequent in Denmark and Sweden. The weak form Grími is found
in Denmark.  Also all the names compounded in Grímr:  Grímarr, Grímketill,
Grímkell, Grimólfr, Arngrímr, Ásgrímr, Auðgrímr, Eldgrímr, Elliðagrímr,
Fargrímr, Hafgrímr, Hallgrímr, Hergrímr, Hildigrímr, Hjálmgrímr, Járngrímr,
Kolgrímr, Stafngrímr, Steingrímr, Þórgrímr.

Skjöldr "shield". Identical with Old Icelandic skjöld, genitive skjaldar,
"shield." Skjöldr is the name of the mythical founder of the Danish kings, a
son of the god Óðinn. It appears in use as a human name in Njáls saga.

::GUNNORA::




More information about the Heralds mailing list