Ginnungagap
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse *ginnungr of uncertain origin and meaning + gap (“gap, empty space”). According to some sources, the former term is related to Proto-Germanic *ginnaną, from which *biginnaną (“to begin”) descended, thus meaning "primeval", while other sources compare the term with Old Norse ginn-heilagr (“most holy”), used of the supreme gods, therefore giving the meaning "mighty, vast".
Proper noun
Ginnungagap n (genitive Ginnungagaps)
- (Norse mythology) Ginnungagap, primordial chaos