Gleipnir

American  

[gleyp-nir] / ˈgleɪp nɪr /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of Gleipnir

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

Example Sentences

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

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Each of these things was used to make Gleipnir.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Then the other gods bound the wolf with Gleipnir.

From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas