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Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse ragnarǫk, from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ragnarök
- (Norse mythology) Ragnarok
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ragnarǫk, from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ragnarök n pl (plural only, genitive plural ragnaraka)
- the doom or destruction of the gods; the last day, the end of the world; Ragnarok
Declension
Declension of
ragnarök (
pl-only neuter, based on rök)
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Noun
ragnarök n or c
- Ragnarok
- Synonym: gudaskymning
References