List of dwarfs in Norse mythology

The Prose and Poetic Eddas, which form the foundation of what we know today concerning Norse mythology, contain many names of dwarfs. While many of them are featured in extant myths of their own, many others have come down to us today only as names in various lists provided for the benefit of skalds or poets of the medieval period and are included here for the purpose of completeness.

List of dwarfs

A

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attestations
Aí		Óinn	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Álfr	"Elf"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Alfrigg			Sörla þáttr
Alfrikr			Þiðreks saga
Alius			Ásmundar saga kappabana
Alþjófr	"All-thief"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Alvíss	"All-Wise"		Alvíssmál
Án		Óri	Völuspá
Ánarr		Ónarr	Völuspá
Andvari	"Careful one", "Cautious spirit"^[1]		Nafnaþulur, Reginsmál, Skáldskaparmál, Völsunga saga, Völuspá
Atvarðr			Fjölsvinnsmál
Aurgrminir	"Mud-grimnir"^[2]
Aurvangr	"Mud-field"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Austri	"Eastern"		Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá

B

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Báfurr	"Bean"^[2]	Bofurr		Völuspá
Bári	"The Bearing"^[2]			Fjölsvinnsmál
Berling				Sörla þáttr
Bifurr	"Quaking one"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Bildr	"Plowman"^[2]			Völuspá
Billingr				Völuspá
Bláinn	"Dark-hued"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Blindviðr				Skáldskaparmál
Blôvurr	"The Shining"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Bömburr	"Drummer"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Brokkr	"the one who works with metal fragments; blacksmith"		Brothers: Eitri, Sindri	Skáldskaparmál
Brúni				Völuspá
Búinn				Skáldskaparmál
Buri	"Progenitor"^[2]			Völuspá

D

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attestations
Dagfinnr			Skáldskaparmál
Dáinn	"The Dead One"		Grímnismál, Hyndluljóð, Völuspá
Dellingr			Fjölsvinnsmál, Skáldskaparmál
Dolgr	"Warrior"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál
Dólgþrasir	"Persisting warrior"^[1]	Dolgþvari	Völuspá
Dóri	"The Fortifying"^[2]		Fjölsvinnsmál, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Draupnir	"Dropper"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Dúfr	"The Crooked"^[2] or "The Deep"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Duneyrr	"Thundering ear"^[1] or "Dark ear"^[3]		Grímnismál, Gylfaginning
Duraþrór	"Thriving Slumber"		Grímnismál, Gylfaginning
Durinn	"Slumber", "Door" or "Door-warden"	Dulinn	Gylfaginning, Hervarar saga, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Dúrnir	"Door" or "Door-warden"		Laufás-Edda, Skáldskaparmál, Ynglingatal
Dvalinn	"the dormant one" or "the one slumbering"		Alvíssmál, Fáfnismál, Grímnismál, Gylfaginning, Hávamál, Hervarar saga, Skáldskaparmál, Sörla þáttr, Völuspá

E

Name	Name meaning	Attested relatives	Attestations
Eggmóinn			Skáldskaparmál
Eikinskjaldi	"Oaken shield"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Eitri		Brother: Brokkr	Skáldskaparmál

F

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Fafnir			Father: Hreiðmarr Brothers: Ótr, Regin	Gylfaginning, Völsunga saga
Fáinn				Skáldskaparmál
Fár	"The caretaker" or "the defedner"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Farli				Skáldskaparmál
Fíli	"The one who files"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Finnr		Fiðr		Völuspá
Fjalar		Falr	Brother: Galar	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Fjǫlsviðr	"Very Powerful"^[1]			Skáldskaparmál
Fǫrvi				Skáldskaparmál
Frægr				Völuspá
Frár		Frór		Völuspá
Fríðr				Skáldskaparmál
Frosti	"Frosty"^[1]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Fullangr				Skáldskaparmál
Fundinn	"Found"^[1]			Völuspá

G

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Gandálfr	"Wand-elf"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Galar			Brother: Fjalar	Skáldskaparmál
Ginnarr	"Seducer"^[1]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Glói	"The glowing one"	Glóinn		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Gloni	"Staring"^[2]
Gollmævill				Skáldskaparmál
Grer				Sörla þáttr
Grímr	"The masked one"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Gud	"God"^[2]

H

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Hanarr	"The skillfull" or "Chanter"	Hárr		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Hár	"The high"^[2]	Haurr		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Haugspori		Hugstari		Völuspá
Hepti	"Impeding"^[1]			Völuspá
Heptifili	"File-holder", "Filer"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Heri	"Host"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Hildingr				Skáldskaparmál
Hleðjolfr	"Shield Wolf"^[2]			Völuspá
Hlévangr	"Grave-mound"^[2]			Völuspá
Hljóðolfr	"Silent Wolf"^[2]	Hljóðalfr		Skáldskaparmál
Hornbori	"He who bore horn's hair"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Horr	"The Dear"^[2]
Hreiðmarr			Sons: Fafnir, Ótr, Regin	Gylfaginning, Völsunga saga
Hugstari	"Battle thinker" or "strategist"^[2]	Hoggstari		Skáldskaparmál

I

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Iri	"the rumor spreading"^[2]

J

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Jaki				Skáldskaparmál
Jari	"The Disputing"^[2]			Völuspá

K

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Kili				Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá

L

Name	Name meaning	Attestations
Líðskjalfr		Fjölsvinnsmál
Litr	"Countenance" or "Image"^[2] or "Complexion"^[1]	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Ljómi		Skáldskaparmál
Lofarr		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Lóinn		Skáldskaparmál
Lóni		Völuspá

M

Name	Name meaning	Attestations
Miðvið		Skáldskaparmál
Mjöðvitnir	"Knowing in mead"^[1] or "Mead wolf"	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Mjǫklituð		Skáldskaparmál
Moinn	"Moor beast"^[2]	Völuspá
Mótsognir		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Munin		Skáldskaparmál

N

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attestations
Nabbi			Hyndluljóð
Næfr			Skáldskaparmál
Náinn	"Corpse"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nali	"Corpse" or "Death"^[2] or "Needle"^[1]	Váli	Völuspá
Nár	"Corpse"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nefi			Skáldskaparmál
Níðhǫggr	"Malcie striker" or "Tenebrous Gnawer"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál
Niði	"Underworld being"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nípingr	"The Dark"^[2] or "The Handsome" or "The Curving"^[1]	Nífengr	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Norðri	"Northern"		Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nóri			Völuspá
Nýi	"New moon"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nýr	"The new"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Nýráðr	"New advice"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá

O

Name	Name meaning	Attested relatives	Attestations
Óinn		Son: Andvari	Reginsmál', Skáldskaparmál
Olius			Ásmundar saga kappabana
Ǫlni			Skáldskaparmál
Ónn			Skáldskaparmál
Óri	"The insane"^[1]		Fjölsvinnsmál, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Ótr	"Otter"	Father: Hreiðmarr Brothers: Fafnir, Regin	Gylfaginning, Völsunga saga

R

Name	Name meaning	Attested relatives	Attestations
Ráðspakr			Skáldskaparmál
Ráðsviðr	"Powerful advice"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Regin	"Great" or "Vast"^[1]	Father: Hreiðmarr Brothers: Fafnir, Ótr	Gylfaginning, Völsunga saga
Rekkr			Skáldskaparmál

S

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Siarr	"The Panning"^[2]
Sindri	"Spark"	None attested	Brother: Brokkr	Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar, Völuspá
Skávær	"The good-natured"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál
Skafiðr	"The scraper"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Skirfir	"Skillful artisan"^[2]			Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Suðri	"Southern"			Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Sons of Ivaldi
Svíurr	"The Disappearing"^[2]	Sviðr		Völuspá

T

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attestations
Þekkr	"The welcome one"^[2] or "The thinker" or "The amiable"^[1]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
þjóðrœrir			Hávamál
þolinn			Skáldskaparmál
Þorin	"The Daring"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Þráinn	"The Threatening"^[2], "The Audacious"^[1]	Þróinn	Völuspá
þrasir			Skáldskaparmál
Þrór	"Inciter of strife"^[2], "The thriving"^[1]	þrár	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Tigvi			Skáldskaparmál

U

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Uni	"The content"^[2]			Fjölsvinnsmál
Úri	"The smith"^[2]			Fjölsvinnsmál

V

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attestations
Varr	"The cautios"^[2]		Fjölsvinnsmál, Skáldskaparmál
Vegdrasill	"Courageous in battle"^[2]		Fjölsvinnsmál
Veigr	"The defiant"^[2]
Veggr	"The toothy"^[2]		Völuspá
Vestri	"Western"		Gylfaginning, Völuspá
Viðr			Skáldskaparmál
Vífir			Skáldskaparmál
Vili	"Will"		Völuspá
Vindálfr	"Wind-elf"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Virwir	"The virulent"^[2]	Virfir	Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá
Vitr	"Wise"^[2]		Skáldskaparmál, Völuspá

Y

Name	Name meaning	Alternative names	Attested relatives	Attestations
Yngvi	"Prince" or "Warrior"^[2]	Ingi		Völuspá

General references

Faulkes, Anthony (transl. and ed.) (1987). Edda (Snorri Sturluson). Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3
Larrington, Carolyne (transl. and ed.) (1996). The Poetic Edda. Oxford World's Classics. ISBN 0-19-283946-2
Gurevich, Elena: (Introduction to) Anonymous, Dverga heiti; in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds.): Poetry from Treatises on Poetics - Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3; Turnhout: Brepols, 2017 (p. 692).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Mallet, Paul Henri: Northern Antiquities; London, 1847 (p. 546pp.).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf Bane, Theresa: Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore; McFarland, 2016 (p. 60)
^ Lindow, John: Handbook of Norse Mythology; 2001 (p. 98).

[Mallet-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Mallet, Paul Henri: Northern Antiquities; London, 1847 (p. 546pp.).

[Bane-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf Bane, Theresa: Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore; McFarland, 2016 (p. 60)

[3] Lindow, John: Handbook of Norse Mythology; 2001 (p. 98).

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