Gleipnir

[gleyp-nir]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a bond with magic properties, forged by elves and used by the gods to bind Fenrir.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gleipnir¹

From Old Norse, perhaps derivative of gleipa “to scorn, sneer”

Example Sentences

The dwarfs gathered the ingredients they would need to make Gleipnir.

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There will be no glory for me in breaking Gleipnir.”

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The gods bound him with Gleipnir.

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Fenrir watched the gods take one end of Gleipnir and thread it through a stone as big as a mountain and fasten it under the ground.

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At last he called the light elf Skirnir, Frey’s messenger, to his side, and he described the chain called Gleipnir.

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