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Niflheim

Niflheim proper noun: in Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.

Proper noun

Niflheim

  1. (Norse) In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.

Origin of Niflheim

From Old Norse Niflheimr (literally “world of mist”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nibilaz (“dark, misty”), from *nebulaz (“fog, mist, darkness”) + *haimaz (“home, house, village”).

Questions about Niflheim

What does Niflheim mean?
Niflheim means in Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.
What part of speech is Niflheim?
Niflheim is a proper noun.

Words near Niflheim in the dictionary

  1. nifidepine
  2. nifkin
  3. nifkins
  4. nifle
  5. nifles
  6. Niflheim
  7. niflumic
  8. niflumic acid
  9. NIFOC
  10. Nifong
  11. Nifonged

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