What do the Norse gods' names mean?

A linguist who specializes in Old Norse takes a look at the meanings of the names of the Norse gods. See links to related videos below. Dr. Jackson Crawford is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of both Old Norse and Modern Icelandic. As of August 2017 he will be teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder; he currently teaches in the Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley. More about his Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/su4a8Qd4KO4 Related: Words for gods in Old Norse https://youtu.be/4UYcE-ZSRjA Introduction to the Norse gods and goddesses https://youtu.be/pHS6xJpH0Qw History of Old Norse language https://youtu.be/g6UbGLC7YWk Indo-European languages https://youtu.be/6l-iq0uqUmc Reconstructed pronunciation of Old Norse https://youtu.be/4rajv8BSzRI Pronunciation of Modern Icelandic https://youtu.be/b00tW9LEGqE Jackson Crawford’s translation of the Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 Jackson Crawford's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw