muspilli
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
The ultimate origin is disputed, but one suggestion includes Latin mundus (“world”) + Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną (“to kill, ruin, murder”), thus meaning "destruction of the world."[1] More at Muspilli.
Compare Old Saxon mūdspelli, Old Norse Muspell.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mūspilli n
- (hapax, poetic) judgment day or apocalypse (exact meaning unclear)
- 9th century, Muspilli, line 57:
- dar ni mac denne mak andremo / helfan uora demo muspille
- then no kinsman there can help another before the muspilli.
- 9th century, Muspilli, line 57:
Declension edit
Declension of mūspilli (neuter ja-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūspilli | mūspilli |
| accusative | mūspilli | mūspilli |
| genitive | mūspilles | mūspillo |
| dative | mūspille | mūspillim |
| instrumental | mūspillu | — |
References edit
- ^ Heliand und Genesis, ed. Otto Behaghel, 8th ed. by Walther Mitzka, Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1965