English
Fafnir
Fafnir comes from Old Norse Fáfnir, and goes back to faðma.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350faðma
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Fáfnir
- EnglishtodayFafnir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350faðma
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Fáfnir
- EnglishtodayFafnir
Every English word from Old Norse faðma
Today it means
name The son of the dwarf king Hreiddmar, who killed his father, transformed into a lindworm, a type of dragon, and was subsequently slain by Sigurd.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse faðma / Fafnir