Mjölnir

See also: Mjolnir and Mjølnir

English

Proper noun

Mjölnir

1. Alternative spelling of Mjollnir

German

Alternative forms

• Mjöllnir (common)
• Mjollnir, Mjölner, Mjolnir (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjœl.nɪʁ/, [ˈmjœl̺n̺ɪɐ̯]
• Hyphenation: Mjöl‧nir

Proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mjölnirs)

1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)

   Synonyms: Thors Hammer, Thorshammer

Declension

Declension of Mjölnir [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mjölnir
genitive	eines	des	Mjölnirs
dative	einem	dem	Mjölnir
accusative	einen	den	Mjölnir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjœlnɪr/

Proper noun

Mjölnir m

1. (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)
2. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

declension of Mjölnir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Mjölnir
accusative	Mjölni
dative	Mjölni
genitive	Mjölnis