Mjollnir
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Mjollnir.png)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”). Compare Old Norse mjuln (“fire”), Welsh mellt, Slovene mółnja, Russian мо́лния (mólnija).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mjollnir
Alternative forms
[edit]Spelling variations include use of either one L or two, use of either I or E as the second vowel, and use of any of the following as the first vowel: O, Ö, Ø.
Translations
[edit]Thor's hammer
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German
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mjollnir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mjollnirs)
- Uncommon spelling of Mjölnir.
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