Utgard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Utgard
< Old Norse Ūtgarthar, equivalent to ūt out + garthar yard 2; cf. garth
Example Sentences
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They left the fortress of Utgard at dawn, and King Utgardaloki himself walked beside them as they left.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Utgard was a broken necklace, the outermost island-beads lost, the inner ones more isolated by the rise in water, more forbidding.
From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre
The next day Thor and Loki came into the great hall of Utgard.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
I have heard you whispering to one another that I am not a man of small dimensions; but if you come into Utgard you will see there many men much taller than myself.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
They had not traveled far when Thor spied a large city looming up before them, and soon they came to Utgard, the home of the fierce giants.
From Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology by Cummings, Mabel H.
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