Mjolnir

[ myawl-nir ]

nounScandinavian Mythology.
  1. the hammer of Thor, used as a weapon against the Jotuns, heard as thunder by humans.

Origin of Mjolnir

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From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, akin to Old Church Slavonic mlĭniji, Russian mólniya, Old Prussian mealde “lightning,” Latvian milna “hammer of the thunder god”

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How to use Mjolnir in a sentence

  • He is the patron of countrymen, slow of speech and wit, if quick to strike with his hammer Mjolnir.