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(Lǣ is a Danish form of Hlér, a common name for Ægir who is Snow's great-granduncle in the Norse tradition). Snow went to Hākun's court and by riddling talk eventually got the king himself to say that the dog was dead. Snow was then appointed king of Denmark in place of the dog. Snow was a vicious, oppressive, and dishonest king.
perhaps from Old French bruschet, with identical sense of the English word, or from Old Norse brjosk "gristle, cartilage" (related to brjost "breast") or Danish bryske [37] brunt Likely from Old Norse brundr (="sexual heat") or bruna =("to advance like wildfire") [38] bulk bulki [39] bull boli [40] bump Perhaps from Scandinavian, probably ...
A kenning (Old English kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English, and later Icelandic poetry. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Kennings for a particular character are listed in that character ...
The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". [3] In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move swiftly) and skríða á skíðum (to stride on skis). [4] Modern Norwegian and Swedish, however, do not form a verb from the ...
Fimbulvetr comes from Old Norse, meaning "awful, mighty winter". The prefix fimbul , albeit with a largely unknown etymology , means "mighty, giant" etc., so the literal interpretation is "mighty winter".
Many historians assume the terms beorm and bjarm to derive from the Uralic word perm, which refers to "travelling merchants" and represents the Old Permic culture. [4] Bjarneyjar "Bear islands". Possibly Disko Island off Greenland. [5] blakumen or blökumenn Romanians or Cumans. Blokumannaland may be the lands south of the Lower Danube. Bót
The name Mjǫll means "fresh, powdery snow" or "fine driving snow" in Old Norse. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] It is assumed because of this association of her name with snow that she is a goddess of snow. [ 1 ]
"Powdered Snow" None attested: Father: Snær Siblings: Thorri, Fǫnn, Drífa Consorts: Dumbr, Rauðfeldr Sons: Bárðr, Þorkell: Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss, Hversu Noregr byggðist: Móðguðr "Furious Battler" None attested: None attested: Gylfaginning: Moði: Vilhjalms saga sjóðs: Mögþrasir "The one who is striving for sons" None ...