muspilli

Old High German

FWOTD – 24 December 2019

Etymology

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." More at Muspilli.

Compare Old Saxon mūdspelli, Old Norse Muspell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.spil.li/

Noun

mūspilli n

1. (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.

Declension

Declension of mūspilli (neuter ja-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	mūspilli	mūspilli
accusative	mūspilli	mūspilli
genitive	mūspilles	mūspillo
dative	mūspille	mūspillim
instrumental	mūspillu	—