Skaði

See also: skaði and Skathi

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shadow”), or from a lost name of a geographical place. It could also related to skaði (“harm”).

Proper noun

Skaði m

  1. (Norse mythology) Skadi (goddess associated with skiing, bowhunting, winter and mountains).

Declension
  Declension of Skaði (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Skaði
accusative Skaða
dative Skaða
genitive Skaða

Note that even though Skaði has feminine natural gender, it has masculine grammatical gender.

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