Jormungand

[yawr-moon-gahnd]

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noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

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< Old Norse Jǫrmungandr, equivalent to jǫrmun- mighty, great + gandr wand, magical staff, magic

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Thor laid hold upon Jörmungand.

Thor might not aid him, for Thor had now to encounter Jörmungand, the monstrous serpent.

Jörmungand, the monstrous serpent, would have overwhelmed all with the venom he was ready to pour forth.

But in the depths of the ocean Jörmungand flourished.

Jörmungand, the serpent that encircles the world, reared itself up from the sea.

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