Audhumla
[oud-hoo m-lah, -huhm-]
- 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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Also Aud·hum·bla [oud-hoo m-blah, -lah, -huhm-] /ˈaʊd hʊm blɑ, -lɑ, -hʌm-/.
Origin of Audhumla
< Old Norse Authum(b)la, equivalent to auth(r) wealth + humla a polled cow
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"Nobody's going to be sticky about what happened on Audhumla," he told Trask.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
Who tipped Dunnan off that the Victrix would be on Audhumla?
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
But he knew that if he did this, Audhumla would feed him no more with her milk.
The Children of OdinPadraic Colum
By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
The Heroes of AsgardAnnie Keary
For a moment, he thought she had been destroyed, then she lurched into sight and went around the curvature of Audhumla.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper