Bifrost

English Etymology From en non Bifrǫst. Pronunciation approximating the Norse and Icelandic pronunciations en /ˈbif.ɹɒst/, /ˈbɪv.ɹɒst/ anglicized en /baɪ.fɹɔst/~/baɪ.fɹɑst/ Proper noun en Norse mythology The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard. en 2001 The Rainbow Bridge: Rainbows in Art, Myth, and Science Raymond L. Lee; Alistair B. Fraser 33 0271019778 Yet Asgard is always prey to attacks, so Bifrost is guarded by Heimdall, the most astounding of sentries. en 2005 Earth Under Fire: Humanity's Survival of the Ice Age Paul A. LaViolette 250 1591430526 The Younger Edda tells us that Asgard is an island surrounded by ocean that lies west of Europe and which is accessed by means of the rainbow bridge, Bifrost. Hence Asgard, like Atlantis, represents the North American ice sheet. Like Atlantis, Asgard has outlying colonies that lie "along the outer strand of that sea." The Bifrost bridge most likely signifies the ice sheet bridge that spanned Baffin Bay and the North Sea to connect the North American and Greenland ice sheets with the European ice sheet. en 2010 The Norse Myths Heilan Yvette Grimes 16 1879196026 The only member of the Æsir not permitted to cross on Bifrost was Thor, the son of Odin and Jordr. Everyone feared Bifrost would bend and break under the weight of the mighty thundergod. en 2012 The Northern Light: From Mythology to Space Research A. Brekke; A. Egeland 18 3642691064 In W. Petrie's book "The Story of the Aurora Borealis” (1963) it reads the following: “One can produce arguments that suggest Bifrost was the aurora." Derived terms en Bifrost-Riverton References Anagrams en bfiorst brofist Danish da:+ (nordisk mytologi) Etymology From da non Bifrǫst Proper noun da proper noun genitive Bifrosts da Norse mythology en Bifrost the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard with Midgard da Norse mythology Mythology