Mjølne
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir.
Proper noun[edit]
Mjølne m
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz. Another theory is a relation to mjǫll (“fresh snow”), whence also mjøll.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Mjølne m
- (Norse mythology) Mjollnir, the hammer of the Norse god Thor
- 1902, Halvdan Koht, Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor [Old Norse tales about Odin and Thor], page 42:
- Hamaren Mjølne raaka midt i hovudet paa Rungne og slo hausen hans i smaa molar, og han datt fram yver Tor, so foten hans laag yver halsen til Tor.
- The hammer Mjollnir hit Rungnir’s head and crushed his skull into small pieces, and he fell forward onto Thor, so that his foot lay over Thor’s neck.
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