Andvari
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Yes, if he were going to catch Andvari she would lend her net to him.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
"The dwarf now resumed his proper form, and answered sulkily: "Andvari folk call me, A dwarf is my father, And deep in the fall is my home.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
"There is one thing more to be given," said Loki, "the ring that you, Andvari, snatched from the heap."
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
The dwarfs, as well as the elves, were ruled by a king, who, in various countries of northern Europe, was known as Andvari, Alberich, Elbegast, Gondemar, Laurin, or Oberon.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
His hoard is the hoard that the Dwarf Andvari had from the world's early days.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
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