Utgard

[oot-gahrd]

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

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

Origin of Utgard

< Old Norse Ūtgarthar, equivalent to ūt out + garthar yard²; cf. garth

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Historical Examples of utgard

They trailed back across the beach, their backs now to the sea and Utgard.
Storm Over Warlock
Andre Norton
The next day Thor and Loki came into the great hall of Utgard.
The Children of Odin
Padraic Colum
And then he left them and they went into Utgard, the City of the Giants.
The Children of Odin
Padraic Colum
It was I whom ye met on the moorland on the day before ye came into Utgard.
The Children of Odin
Padraic Colum
You have not far, however, to go before you arrive at the city Utgard.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian
Various

British Dictionary definitions for utgard

Utgard

noun

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

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