English
Gungnir
Gungnir comes from Old Norse Gungnir ‘the swaying one’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Gungnir‘the swaying one’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Gungnir‘the swaying one’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old Norse Gungnir
Today it means
name The spear of the Norse god Odin, which is believed to never miss its target.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Gungnir / Gungnir