Ragnarok

WOTD – 31 October 2008    

See also ragnarok

English

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Etymology

From Old Norse ragnarǫk (modern Icelandic ragnarök), from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈræɡ.nə.ɹɒk/
• (US) IPA: /ˈræɡ.nə.ɹɑk/

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• Hyphenation: Rag‧na‧rok

Proper noun

Ragnarok

1. (Norse mythology) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and einherjar on one side and the forces of Surt, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

Synonyms

• (final battle): apocalypse, armageddon, doomsday, judgement day

Translations

the final battle in Norse mythology

• Danish: ragnarok (da)
• Dutch: ragnarok (nl)
• Estonian: ragnarök (et)
• Faroese: ragnarøk (fo)
• Finnish: ragnarök (fi)
• German: Ragnarök (de)

• Hungarian: Ragnarök (hu)
• Icelandic: Ragnarök (is)
• Japanese: ラグナロク (ja) (Ragunaroku)
• Norwegian: ragnarok (no) n
• Russian: Рагнарёк, Судьба богов
• Swedish: Ragnarök (sv)