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Jormungand

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[yawr-moon-gahnd] / ˈjɔr mʊnˌgɑnd /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. Midgard serpent.


Etymology

Origin of Jormungand

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


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The first was the Fenris-wolf; the second, Jormungand, that is, the Midgard-serpent, and the third, Hel.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Rasmus Björn Anderson

Jormungand welters In giant rage And smites the waves.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Rasmus Björn Anderson

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