Mjölnir

See also: Mjolnir and Mjølnir

English

Proper noun

Mjölnir

  1. Alternative spelling of Mjollnir.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (lightning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjœl.nɪʁ/, [ˈmjœl̺n̺ɪɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Mjöl‧nir

Proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mjölnirs)

  1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)
    Synonyms: Thors Hammer, Thorshammer

Declension

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (lightning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjœlnɪr/

Proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, genitive singular Mjölnis)

  1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)
  2. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

Declension of Mjölnir (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Mjölnir
accusative Mjölni
dative Mjölni
genitive Mjölnis