English Explanatory Dictionary

Mjollnir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

Pronunciation

/ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/ /ˈmjɒlnɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mjollnir.wav

Word forms

Mjollnir Mjöllnir Mjollner Mjolnir Mjölnir Mjølnir Mjolner Mjölner Mjølner

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”). Compare Old Norse mjuln (“fire”), Welsh mellt, Slovene mółnja, Russian мо́лния (mólnija).

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