Väinämöinen

American  

[vahy-nuh-moi-nen, vai-na-mœi-nen] / ˌvaɪ nəˈmɔɪ nɛn, ˈvæɪ næˌmœɪ nɛn /

noun

Finnish Legend.

1. an old magician, the hero of the Kalevala, who opposes the magician Joukahainen and the sorceress Louhi.

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Example Sentences

There was Väinämöinen weeping, There Uvanto's swain lamented, By the dreary clumps of willow, By the tangled hedge of cherry.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Said the aged Väinämöinen, "Wherefore didst thou then come hither?"

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Väinämöinen falls into the water, and is driven onwards by a tempest, while Joukahainen returns to his mother, who upbraids him for shooting at the minstrel.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

O thou wisest Väinämöinen, Thou the oldest of the sages, Golden gifts I do not ask for, And I wish not for thy silver.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Still unborn was Väinämöinen; Still unborn, the bard immortal.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)