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Surt

[ surt, soort ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Surt1

< Old Norse Surtr, perhaps akin to svartr black, with regularly changed vowel ( swart )
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Example Sentences

With an enormous geyser of lava that would dwarf Kilauea’s eruptions, Io’s Surt volcano erupted with a power output of 80,000 gigawatts.

From Slate

He fled first to the city of Surt, then to a desert valley, his injured hand growing worse all the time.

For months, the two sides have been engaged in a tense standoff around Surt, in central Libya, where the country’s longtime dictator Col.

Surt is the gateway to a region known as the oil crescent, where most of Libya’s oil production takes place.

The Africa Command has over the past several months issued a series of news releases condemning Russia’s involvement in Libya, often including satellite imagery of Russian aircraft as well as the Wagner forces and equipment on the front lines of the Libyan conflict in Surt.

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