Utgard

[ oot-gahrd ]

/ ˈut gɑrd /

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.

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Origin of Utgard

<Old Norse Ūtgarthar, equivalent to ūtout + gartharyard²; cf. garth

Words nearby Utgard

uterotomy, uterotonic, uterotubography, uterus, uterus didelphys, Utgard, Utgard-Loki, U Thant, Uther, Uthman, UTI

How to use Utgard in a sentence

The midwife, without the ointment, is deceived like Thor by Utgard-Loki: nothing is as it appears to her.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Utgard-Loki then came and ordered a table to be set for them, on which there was no lack either of victuals or drink.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Then Utgard-Loki asked Thor in what manner he would choose to give them a proof of the dexterity for which he was so famous.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various
Then Utgard-Loki came to them and ordered a table to be set for them having on it plenty of meat and drink.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various

When Thor heard that he grasped his mace in a rage, and raised it to hurl it at Utgard-Loki, but he had disappeared.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Utgard

Utgard

/ (ˈʊtɡɑːd, ˈuːt-) /

noun

Norse myth one of the divisions of Jotunheim, land of the giants, ruled by Utgard-Loki

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