Jǫrmungandr

See also: Jörmungandr

Old Norse

Etymology

From *jǫrmunr (“world, earth”) +‎ gandr (“staff”).

Proper noun

Jǫrmungandr m

  1. (Norse mythology) Jörmungandr (the World Serpent, coiling around the world in the depth of the ocean, biting its own tail)

Declension

Declension of Jǫrmungandr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Jǫrmungandr
accusative Jǫrmungand
dative Jǫrmungandi
genitive Jǫrmungands

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Faroese: Jørmungandur
  • → English: Jörmungandr
  • → Swedish: Jörmungand, (archaic suffix) Jörmungander
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