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Jǫrmungandr
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Jörmungandr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Old East Norse non-oen *iarmungandʀ; non-oen *ᛁᛅᚱᛘᚢᚾᚴᛅᚾᛏᛦ both stems attested
Etymology
From non *jǫrmunr world, earth gandr staff staff.
Proper noun
m
non Norse mythology poetic Jörmungandr a kenning for the World Serpent, coiling around the world in the depth of the ocean, biting its own tail
Declension
sing-indef Jǫrmungand Jǫrmungand
Synonyms
mythological serpent non Miðgarðsormr
Descendants
fo Jørmungandur
en Jörmungandr 1
sv Jörmungand Jörmungander<q:archaic suffix> 1