Dellingr (
Old Norse possibly "the dayspring" or "shining one") is a
god in
Norse mythology. 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 as well as German surnames.