Heimdall

Also Heimdal,

[heym-dahl]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the god of dawn and light.

Heimdall

/ ˈheɪmˌdɑːl, ˈheɪmˌdɑːlə /

noun

1. Norse myth the god of light and the dawn, and the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifrost

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heimdall¹

< Old Norse Heimdallr, equivalent to heim ( r ) home, world + dallr, perhaps cognate with Old English deall bold, renowned

Example Sentences

Not “The Harder They Fall,” but my character in the Marvel world, in the “Thor” films, Heimdall, there’s a sense of symmetry between those two voices.

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He previously played the Asgardian gatekeeper and Thor ally Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Others — Loki, Heimdall, Gamora, and Vision — are killed in the action leading up to that climax.

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Heimdall hangs out on the Rainbow bridge and only talks to Loki and Thor.

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He played Heimdall in "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Thor."

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