Gleipnir
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gleipnir
From Old Norse, perhaps derivative of gleipa “to scorn, sneer”
Example Sentences
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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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The dwarfs gathered the ingredients they would need to make Gleipnir.
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Each of these things was used to make Gleipnir.
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Odin opened his hand to display Gleipnir.
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