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Etymology

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Old Norse name; the second element means "yeller," from the verb *gallmr, from Proto-Germanic *galmaz (echo). The first element has been variously interpreted as berg (mountain), berr (bare), and a variant of bjǫrn (bear).

Proper noun

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Bergelmir

  1. (Norse mythology) A frost giant in Norse mythology.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.