Skirnir

[skeer-nir]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the servant of Frey: symbol of the sun.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Skirnir¹

< Old Norse Skírnir, equivalent to skír(r) bright, clear ( sheer ¹ ) + -nir noun suffix

Example Sentences

The dwarfs listened to Skirnir describe the commission, and they shivered, and they named their price.

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Skirnir agreed, as he had been instructed to do by Odin, although the dwarfs’ price was high.

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When the dwarfs had finished their crafting, they gave Skirnir a wooden box.

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At last he called the light elf Skirnir, Frey’s messenger, to his side, and he described the chain called Gleipnir.

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Skirnir rode his horse across the rainbow bridge to Svartalfheim, with instructions to the dwarfs for how to create a chain unlike anything ever made before.

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