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Mjollnir

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See also: Mjöllnir and Mjǫllnir

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (lightning). Compare Old Norse mjuln (fire), Welsh mellt, Slovene mółnja, Russian мо́лния (mólnija).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mjollnir

  1. (Norse mythology) The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

Alternative forms

Spelling variations include use of either one L or two, use of either I or E as the second vowel, and use of any of the following as the first vowel: O, Ö, Ø.


Translations

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German

Proper noun

Mjollnir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mjollnirs)

  1. uncommon spelling of Mjölnir

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