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Mjølne
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Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
Alternative forms
nb Mjølner
Etymology
nb non Mjǫllnir.
Proper noun
nb proper noun m
nb Norse mythology Mjollnir
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Mjøllne Mjolne
Etymology
nn non Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from nn gem-pro *meldunjaz. Another theory is a relation to non mjǫll fresh snow, whence also nn mjøll.
Pronunciation
nn [²mjœl.nə]
nn œlnə
nn mjølne
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn Norse mythology Mjollnir, the hammer of the Norse god Thor
nn 1902 w:Halvdan Koht Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor Old Norse tales about Odin and Thor Hamaren Mjølne raaka midt i hovudet paa Rungne og slo hausen hans i smaa molar, og han datt fram yver Tor, so foten hans laag yver halsen til Tor. The hammer Mjollnir hit Rungnir’s head and crushed his skull into small pieces, and he fell forward onto Thor, so that his foot lay over Thor’s neck. 42 https://www.nb.no/items/98767f48fd92a93b5b111ff7290630ca?page=46