Gullintanni

Old Norse

Etymology

gullinn (“golden”) +‎ tǫnn (“tooth”) +‎ -i (masculine nominal suffix). Cognate with Sanskrit हिरण्यदन्त (hiraṇyadanta, “Golden-toothed”, epithet of Agni), which has been used to argue for Heimdallr’s role as a fire-god.

Proper noun

Gullintanni m

epithet of Heimdall, whose teeth were made of gold

Declension

Declension of Gullintanni (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Gullintanni
accusative	Gullintanna
dative	Gullintanna
genitive	Gullintanna