Etymology

Gondlir

G2O1N1D2L1I1R1

Today it means: Odin. Full definition →

Old Norse Gǫndlir
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Old Norse · borrowed fromGǫndlir“wand bearer", "wand wielder”
  2. English todayGondlir

Borrowed from Old Norse Gǫndlir (“wand bearer", "wand wielder”) (Gǫnd + -lir), where the wand is a magical implement possibly used for shamanic travel. It has also been suggested that Gǫnd may signify "wolf" (implying a spirit or otherwise magical wolf).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.