Niflheim

[niv-uhl-heym]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel: abode of those who die of illness or old age.

Niflheim

/ ˈnɪvəlˌheɪm /

noun

1. Norse myth the abode of the dead

Word History and Origins

Origin of Niflheim¹

< Old Norse Niflheimr, equivalent to nifl- (cognate with Old English nifol darkness, Old High German nebal mist, cloud, Latin nebula ( nebula )) + heimr world, home

Word History and Origins

Origin of Niflheim¹

Old Norse, literally: mist home

Example Sentences

When the crew of the colonization mission discover that their new home, an ice planet called Niflheim, is inhabited by armadillo-like crawler creatures, they wonder what to do about this unanticipated roadblock in their efforts.

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Like all of Bong’s films, things eventually go to hell, and Ylfa politicizes their food with the discovery of tail sauce, forging planet Niflheim’s first capitalist venture.

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Need someone to take the first steps on Niflheim to inhale the planet’s toxic air so the lab can concoct a vaccine?

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As frigid as it is, Niflheim doesn’t seem any worse than the pounding dust storms at home.

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From Niflheim twelve rivers poured which flowed into the chasm and freezing there filled it slowly up with ice.

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