Mjǫllnir
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Most likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Compare Old Norse myln (“fire”), Welsh mellt (“lightning”), Russian мо́лния (mólnija, “lightning”), Latvian milna (“hammer of Pērkons”).
Alternatively, relation to mjǫll (“fresh snow”) has been proposed.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mjǫllnir m (genitive Mjǫllnis)
Declension edit
Declension of Mjǫllnir (strong ja-stem, singular only)
masculine | singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Mjǫllnir | Mjǫllnirinn |
accusative | Mjǫllni | Mjǫllniinn |
dative | Mjǫllni | Mjǫllniinum |
genitive | Mjǫllnis | Mjǫllnisins |