Andvari
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He came to the pool before the cave and he watched for a sight of Andvari.
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)
There was a dwarf named Andvari, who had long lived in the fall in the likeness of a pike, and in which he supplied himself with food.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
The emissary selected was Loki, who lost no time in setting off to the waterfall where the dwarf Andvari dwelt, in order that he might secure the treasure there amassed.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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