Ginnungagap
[ gin-oong-gah-gahp ]
/ ˈgɪn uŋ gɑˈgɑp /
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
a primordial void, filled with mists, existing between Niflheim and Muspelheim.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of Ginnungagap
From Old Norse, perhaps literally, magical gap
Words nearby Ginnungagap
gin mill, ginned, ginnel, ginnery, Ginnie Mae, Ginnungagap, Ginny, Gino, ginormous, gin palace, gin rickey
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Example sentences from the Web for Ginnungagap
Then Odin and his brothers dragged the huge body of Ymer into the middle of Ginnungagap, and fashioned from it the world.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. BoyesenThey dragged the body of Ymir into the middle of Ginnungagap, and of it formed the earth.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson