English
Jörmungandr
Jörmungandr comes from Old Norse Jǫrmungandr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Jǫrmungandr
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Jörmungandr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Jǫrmungandr
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Jörmungandr
Earliest quotation: 2006, Stephen Krensky, Dragons: “The dragon Jörmungandr, for instance, was said to encircle…”
Every English word from Old Norse Jǫrmungandr
Today it means
name The World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Jǫrmungandr / Jörmungandr