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Mjolnir
[ myawl-nir ]
noun
, Scandinavian Mythology.
- the hammer of Thor, used as a weapon against the Jotuns, heard as thunder by humans.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mjolnir1
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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Example Sentences
He is the patron of countrymen, slow of speech and wit, if quick to strike with his hammer Mjolnir.
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