Old Norse names for dogs

[Philippe_at_bay]

(from The Viking Answer Lady website):

There are very few dogs mentioned in the Old Norse literature, and even fewer are named. A few dog names from Viking literature that I have found include:

Floki - (etymology unclear, may perhaps be related to Modern Norwegian floke, "outspoken and enterprising"). Hjôrleifr's dog from Hálfs saga og Hálfsrekka.

Garmr - "tatter, rags", the monster dog that kills Týr.

Gífr - "rapacious, savage", one of Fiôlsvinn's dogs from Fiôlsvinnsmál.

Geri - "ravener", one of Fiôlsvinn's dogs from Fiôlsvinnsmál, also the name of one of Óðinn's wolves.

Gramr - "wrath", Fullafli's dog in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar.

Inn-Þrændum - "the Trondheimer", dog of Eysteinn illráði (the wicked) in Frá Fornjóti ok hans ættmönnum.

Rosta - "brawl, riot", found as the name of a dog in one of the Bishop's sagas (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. rosta p.501)

Sámr - "swarthy, blackish", Irish dog (a wolfhound?) given by Ólafr pái ("peacock") to Gunnar in Brennu-Njáls saga.

Saurr - "mud, dirt, excrement", dog made king over the Danes by the Swedish King Eysteinn of the Upplands in Hákonar saga Aðalsteinsfóstra (part of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla).

Strútr - "hood", used as the name of a dog with a white head and neck (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. strútr p.599)

Sultan - "sultan", found as the name of a dog in a poem (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. sultan p.603)

Surtr - "black", used as the name of a black dog (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. surtr p.605)

Vala - "knucklebone", found as the name of a dog (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. vala p.675)

Vígi - "fighter, killer", King Óláfr's dog in Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar (part of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla).

[Hocus-Boogus]

"Sultan - "sultan", found as the name of a dog in a poem (Cleasby-Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary s.v. sultan p.603)"

...oh look ..globalism is a damn old story bro.

- nice & interesting list ..a refreshing thread. ty.

[Brytenwalda Studios]

Nice :)

[Tarragon]

Think about an Olde English or Viking variant of a doggy name. Mine is called 'Wuuf'

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