Old Norse: Yngvi
Meaning:
"King" (often applied to Freyr, when he was called Ingvi-Freyr)
1. a dwarf
2. son of Halfdan
3. son of Hring
1.
Yngvi was one of the dwarves listed by the Volva.
Poetic Edda: Völuspá
2.
Yngvi (or Yng) was the son of Halfdan and Alvig. He was the ancestor of the Ynglings.
(Some say he was the son of Odin.)
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál LXXX
3.
Yngvi was the son of Hring and brother of Atli and Alf.
Poetic Edda: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I
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