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Bergelmir

Bergelmir proper noun: a frost giant in Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Bergelmir

  1. (Norse) A frost giant in Norse mythology.
  2. A moon of Saturn.

Origin of Bergelmir

From the Old Norse name; the second element means "yeller," from the verb *gallmr, from Proto-Germanic *galmaz (“echo”). The first element has been variously interpreted as berg (“mountain”), berr (“bare”), and a variant of bjǫrn (“bear”).

Questions about Bergelmir

What does Bergelmir mean?
Bergelmir means a frost giant in Norse mythology.
What part of speech is Bergelmir?
Bergelmir is a proper noun.

Words near Bergelmir in the dictionary

  1. bergaptol
  2. Bergara
  3. bergedel
  4. Bergedorf
  5. Bergeijk
  6. Bergelmir
  7. Bergemann
  8. Bergemanns
  9. bergen
  10. Bergen aan Zee
  11. Bergen County

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