English Explanatory Dictionary

Ragnarok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk/ /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɔk/ /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɑk/ en-us-Ragnarok.ogg

Word forms

Ragnarok Ragnarök

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse ragnarǫk (modern Icelandic ragnarök), from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).

Synonyms

apocalypse armageddon doomsday Götterdämmerung judgement day Twilight of the Gods
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