Audhumla

American  

[oud-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

Example Sentences

For a moment, he thought she had been destroyed, then she lurched into sight and went around the curvature of Audhumla.

From Space Viking by Piper, H. Beam

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 Pogany, Willy

He, too, lived on the milk of Audhumla.

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

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 Pogany, Willy

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 Piper, H. Beam