Ymir

American  

[ee-mir, y-mir] / ˈi mɪr, ˈü mɪr /

Also Ymer

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.

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Ymir British  

/ ˈiːmɪə, ˈiːmə /

noun

1. Norse myth the first being and forefather of the giants. He was slain by Odin and his brothers, who made the earth from his flesh, the water from his blood, and the sky from his skull

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Example Sentences

Fire and ice meet in the middle of nowhere to create Ymir, a large and sweaty giant who produced other giants by sweating them out.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2014

Odin killed Ymir, the sweat creator, and built the earth out of his body, which means that if you’re taking a dip in the ocean, you’re swimming in sweat giant blood.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2014

In 1898 he went to British Columbia and worked in the mills of the Slocan Star and the Athabaska, then got a good position in a mill at Ymir.

From Time Magazine Archive

He destroyed D.C. in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and created the Ymir, a sulfurous Venusian, in 20 Million Miles to Earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ymir was not the only living thing to be formed by the melting of the ice: there was also a hornless cow, more enormous than the mind could hold.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman