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Ragnarok

Syllables: Rag·na·rokUK/ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk//ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɔk/

Ragnarok proper noun: a series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

Proper noun

Ragnarok

  1. (Norse) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.
    • Wilhelmina weeps, now and then, with her good Sonsfeld; hopes nevertheless there will be some dawn to this ragnarök, or general ‘twilight of the gods.’1858, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VIII, in History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book VII, page 274
    • And all that is before them and the whole civilised world, would be long centuries of anarchy such as the world has not seen for ages—a true Ragnarok, a twilight of the very gods, an age such as the wise woman foretold in the old Voluspà.1902, Charles Kingsley, “Ancient Civilisation”, in Historical Lectures and Essays, Macmillan and Co.

Ragnarok meaning in Marathi and Persian

Ragnarok in Marathi

the final battle in Norse mythology
राग्नारोक rāgnārok

Ragnarok in Persian

the final battle in Norse mythology
رگناروک ragnârok

Synonyms of Ragnarok

All synonyms of Ragnarok

Forms of Ragnarok

alternative formRagnarök
alternative formragnarök

Origin of Ragnarok

Borrowed from Old Norse ragnarǫk (modern Icelandic ragnarök), from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).

Questions about Ragnarok

What does Ragnarok mean?
Ragnarok means a series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.
What is Ragnarok in Marathi?
Ragnarok in Marathi is राग्नारोक (rāgnārok). See Ragnarok meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ragnarok?
Ragnarok is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ragnarok?
Ragnarok is pronounced /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk/ (UK).

Words near Ragnarok in the dictionary

  1. ragmans
  2. ragmatical
  3. ragmen
  4. ragmuffin
  5. ragmuffins
  6. Ragnarok
  7. ragnarök
  8. rago
  9. Ragon
  10. Ragone
  11. Ragones

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