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Embla

[ em-blah ]

/ ˈɛm blɑ /

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.

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Compare Ask.

Origin of Embla

<Old Norse, probably akin to almrelm

Words nearby Embla

embezzlement, embiggen, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, Embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem

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They found on earth, nearly powerless, Ask and Embla, void of destiny.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
From looking like trees Ask and Embla got the appearance which before them none but the gods had assumed.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
Some time has elapsed between the creation of Ask and Embla, and Heimdal's coming among men.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
Eve or Embla was made of elm, but Ask or Adam was made of ash.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

They gave them clothes and names; the man they called Ask, and the woman Embla.
The Younger Edda|Snorre

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