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Muspell
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English
Etymology
en non Muspell. The ultimate origin is disputed, but one suggestion includes en la mundus world + en gem-pro *spilþijaną to kill, ruin, murder, thus meaning "destruction of the world."Heliand und Genesis, ed. Otto Behaghel, 8th ed. by Walther Mitzka, Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1965 More at Muspilli.
Cognates include osx mūdspelli, goh muspilli. More at spill.
Proper noun
en Norse mythology and Germanic paganism The primordial realm of fire which existed to the south of Ginnungagap.
en 2003 Kim Farnell Reading the Runes, A Beginner's Guide 21 Zambezi Publishing 1-903065-26-7 At the beginning of time there was Muspell, which was the realm of Fire.
en 2005 Diana Paxson Taking Up the Runes 323 Weiser Books 1-57863-325-7 Certainly the encounter between the cold of Niflheim and the fires of Muspel suggests the chemical reactions that led to the evolution of the planetary surface and its atmosphere.
Synonyms
en Muspelheim, en Muspellheim
Coordinate terms
The Nine Realms en Álfheimr, en Asgard, en Jötunheimr, en Midgard, en Nidavellir Niðavellir, en Niflheim Niflheimr, en Svartálfaheimr, en Vanaheimr
See also
Niflheim
Midgard
Asgard
Heathenry
References
Anagrams
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