á Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"river, stream, creek".
alu Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"defense, protection, luck".
arr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"warrior", from Proto-Norse *
harjaz "leader of an army".
dani Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"Dane", referring to the Germanic tribe.
egg Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"edge (of a sword), blade".
ey Old NorseOld Norse element meaning either
"island" (from Proto-Norse *
aiwo) or
"good fortune" (from Proto-Norse *
auja).
gandr Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"magic item, wand, staff, monster".
gautr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"Geat, Goth", referring to the Germanic tribes.
gísl Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"shaft (of a weapon), arrow".
gnýr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"noise, grumble, murmur".
há Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"high", or possibly
"horse".
ketill Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").
kirkja Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"church" (via Old English from Greek).
laug Old NorseOld Norse element possibly meaning
"betrothed woman".
leifr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"descendant, heir, heritage".
ríkr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"mighty, rich" or
"ruler".
valkyrja Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"Valkyrie", derived from Old Norse
valr "the slain" and
kyrja "chooser".
valr Old NorseOld Norse element meaning
"the dead, the slain (of battle)".
vanr Old NorseOld Norse word referring to a member of the Vanir group of gods.