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dellingr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dellingr
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a figure in Norse mythology, the father of Dagr (the Day)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Dellingr, formally as if from Proto-Germanic *Dallingaz, perhaps "shining one", related to Old English deal (“proud, bright”) and possibly the second element of Old Norse Heimdallr and Mardǫll. Another proposed etymology is Proto-Germanic *Dagilingaz (“dayspring”), from *dagaz (“day”);

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *Dallingaz, *Dagilingaz

Questions

What does dellingr mean?
a figure in Norse mythology, the father of Dagr (the Day)
Where does dellingr come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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