Mjǫllnir

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See also: Mjollnir and Mjöllnir

Old Norse

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Compare Old Norse myln (“fire”), Welsh mellt (“lightning”), Russian мо́лния (mólnija, “lightning”), Latvian milna (“hammer of Pērkons”).

Alternatively, relation to mjǫll (“fresh snow”) has been proposed.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈmj̃ɔ̃lːnɪ̃r/
  • (Textbook Old Norse) IPA(key): /ˈmjɔlːnir/

Proper noun

Mjǫllnir m (genitive Mjǫllnis)

  1. Mjollnir

Declension

  Declension of Mjǫllnir (strong ja-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative Mjǫllnir Mjǫllnirinn
accusative Mjǫllni Mjǫllniinn
dative Mjǫllni Mjǫllniinum
genitive Mjǫllnis Mjǫllnisins

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