Brúni

See also: bruni, brunì, bruñí, brūnī, brūni, and brūņi

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to Old Norse brúnn (“brown”), thus meaning "Brown One".[1]

Proper noun

Brúni m (genitive Brúna)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

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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