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Andvari

American  
[ahn-dwah-ree] / ˈɑn dwɑ ri /

noun

Scandinavian Legend.
  1. a dwarf from whom Loki extorted a treasure, including a magic ring, to give to Hreidmar as wergild for the killing of Otter: Andvari then cursed all those who would possess the treasure.


Andvari British  
/ ænˈdwɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. Norse myth a dwarf who possessed a treasure hoard, which was robbed by Loki

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And Loki had taken it from Andvari, letting loose as he did Gulveig the Witch who had such evil power over the Gods.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

Had it been left with him Andvari would have thought that he still possessed a treasure, for this ring of itself could make gold.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

Dark was the pool in which Andvari floated as a pike; dark it was, but to him it was all golden with the light of his wondrous treasure.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

But Loki pulled up his arm and there fell to the ground the ring that Andvari had hidden under his armpit.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

Borrowing Ran’s net he soon caught the fish, and learned, as he had suspected, that it was Andvari.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

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