Gandalfr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From gandr (“witch's familiar”) +‎ alfr (“elf”), thus meaning “an elf familiar”. Originally thought to mean “elf with a magic staff” due to misattribution with later Icelandic gandur (“a magic staff”). === Proper noun === Gandalfr m (genitive Gandalfs) (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== All descendants are learned. Icelandic: Gandálfur Faroese: Gandálvur Norwegian Nynorsk: Gandalv, Gandålv → English: Gandalf === References ===