Audhumla

American  

[aud-hoom-lah, -huhm-] / ˈaʊd hʊm lɑ, -hʌm- /

Also Audhumbla

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a cow, owned by Ymir and born like him from drops of the melting primeval ice: its licking of a mass of salty ice exposed the first god, Buri.

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Etymology

Origin of Audhumla

< Old Norse Authum ( b ) la, equivalent to auth ( r ) wealth + humla a polled cow

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Audhumla

One day Ymir saw Audhumla breathe upon a cliff of ice and lick with her tongue the place she breathed on.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany

He'd heard about that, on the voyage from Audhumla.

From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

All the available data for Audhumla was long out of date; a considerable civilization must have developed in the last half dozen centuries.

From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

But he knew that if he did this, Audhumla would feed him no more with her milk.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany

It's not only about the action on Audhumla; everybody from the Space Minister down wants to hear what you know about this fellow Dunnan.

From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

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