Editing Dellingr (section)

{{short description|Norse deity}}
In [[Norse mythology]], '''Dellingr''' ([[Old Norse]] possibly "the dayspring"<ref name=BELLOWS75>Bellows (1936:75).</ref> or "shining one"<ref name=ORCHARD32>Orchard (1997:32).</ref>) is a [[Æsir|god]]. Dellingr is attested in the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the ''[[Prose Edda]]'', written in the 13th century by [[Snorri Sturluson]]. In both sources, Dellingr is described as the father of [[Dagr]], the personified [[day]]. The ''Prose Edda'' adds that, depending on manuscript variation, he is either the third husband of [[Nótt]], the personified [[night]], or the husband of [[Jörð]], the personified earth. Dellingr is also attested in the legendary [[saga]] ''[[Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks]]''. Scholars have proposed that Dellingr is the personified [[dawn]] and his name may appear both in an English surname and place name.