Hornbori

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From horn (horn) +‎ bora (to bore, drill), thus meaning “Horn-borer”.[1]

Proper noun

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Hornbori m (genitive Hornbora)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Hornbori
  • Faroese: Hornberi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hornbore
  • Swedish: Hornbore
  • Danish: Hornbore

References

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  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4