Midgard serpent

American  

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.

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Example Sentences

Folk would call Jormungundr the Midgard serpent.

From Literature

It is impossible to lift the Midgard serpent, and yet you did, and you even loosened a coil of it when you lifted its paw from the ground.

From Literature

He was thinking about the Midgard serpent.

From Literature

That was Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, the snake who goes around the center of the world.

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“These waters are dangerous. This is where Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, is to be found.”

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