Mjǫllnir

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See also: Mjollnir and Mjöllnir

Old Norse

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), 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

Descendants