Mjölnir

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See also: Mjolnir and Mjølnir

English

Proper noun

Mjölnir

  1. Alternative spelling of Mjollnir

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (lightning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjœl.nɪʁ/,
  • Hyphenation: Mjöl‧nir

Proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mjölnirs)

  1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)
    Synonyms: Thors Hammer, Thorshammer

Declension

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (lightning).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, genitive singular Mjölnis)

  1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)
  2. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension