Austri

See also: austri

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Old Norse austr (“east”), thus meaning "One in the East".[1]

Proper noun

Austri m (genitive Austra)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
  2. A male given name

References
  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
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