Aurvandill

== English == === Proper noun === Aurvandill (mythology) A figure in Germanic mythology, whose frozen toe was tossed into the sky by Thor and became a star. == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === Aurvendill, Ǫrvandill === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, cognate with Old English Ēarendel, Old High German Ōrendil and the disputed Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻 (auzandil). The name is attested by Saxo Grammaticus as Latin Horuendillus. It's variously used as a personal name, the name of a deity and in reference to the Morning Star (Venus). === Pronunciation === (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯r.wɑ̃ndilː/ (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈøyr.vandilː/ === Proper noun === Aurvandill m (Norse mythology) God Aurvandill, associated with the Morning Star (Venus) a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Aurvandill, Örvandill === References === Aurvandill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun Skáldskaparmál at Heimskringla A. G. Brodeur's translation (New York: American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1916).