Mjølne

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Mjølner

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir.

Proper noun

Mjølne m

1. (Norse mythology) Mjollnir

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Mjøllne, Mjolne

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz. Another theory is a relation to mjǫll (“fresh snow”), whence also mjøll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²mjœl.nə]
• Rhymes: -œlnə
• Homophone: mjølne

Proper noun

Mjølne m

1. (Norse mythology) Mjollnir, the hammer of the Norse god Thor
   • 1902, Halvdan Koht, Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor [Old Norse tales about Odin and Thor], page 42:

     Hamaren Mjølne raaka midt i hovudet paa Rungne og slo hausen hans i smaa molar, og han datt fram yver Tor, so foten hans laag yver halsen til Tor.

     The hammer Mjollnir hit Rungnir’s head and crushed his skull into small pieces, and he fell forward onto Thor, so that his foot lay over Thor’s neck.