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Mjollnir

/ˈmjɒlnɪə/US/ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/

Mjollnir proper noun: the hammer of the Norse god Thor.

mjollnir: the hammer of the Norse god Thor
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Proper noun

Mjollnir

  1. (Norse) The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

Mjollnir meaning in Arabic and Persian

Mjollnir in Arabic

Thor's hammer
مِيُولْنِير miyūlnīr

Mjollnir in Persian

Thor's hammer
میولنیر miyolnir

Forms of Mjollnir

alternative formMjöllnir
alternative formMjollner
alternative formMjolnir
alternative formMjölnir
alternative formMjølnir
alternative formMjolner
alternative formMjölner
alternative formMjølner

Origin of Mjollnir

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”). Compare Old Norse mjuln (“fire”), Welsh mellt, Slovene mółnja, Russian мо́лния (mólnija).

Questions about Mjollnir

What does Mjollnir mean?
Mjollnir means the hammer of the Norse god Thor.
What is Mjollnir in Arabic?
Mjollnir in Arabic is مِيُولْنِير (miyūlnīr). See Mjollnir meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Mjollnir?
Mjollnir is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mjollnir?
Mjollnir is pronounced /ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/ (US).

Words near Mjollnir in the dictionary

  1. Mińsk Mazowiecki
  2. Miṣr
  3. MJ
  4. MJDF
  5. Mjollner
  6. Mjollnir
  7. Mjolner
  8. Mjolnir
  9. mjoule
  10. mjoules
  11. MJPEG

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