| 单词 | frost giant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrost giant frost giant n. [after Old Icelandic hrím þursar (plural), lit. ‘frost giants’] Scandinavian Mythology one of a race of giants associated with ice and cold; = ice giant n. 1. As recounted in the Eddas and in skaldic verse, the progenitor of the ice giants was Ymir, a primordial being formed (according to one account) from droplets of condensed icy vapour; from his corpse the earth and all creation were subsequently fashioned. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > specific types Ascapartc1330 Zamzummim1530 Fomor1705 Fomorian1763 frost giant1828 ice giant1832 jotun1842 frost-power1863 1770 T. Percy tr. P. H. Mallet Northern Antiq. II. ii. 15 One of his [sc. Ymir's] feet begot upon the other a son, from whom is descended the race of the Giants, called from their original, the Giants of the Frost.] 1828 Foreign Q. Rev. Feb. 215 His one foot begat with the other a son, who is the father of the Frost-giants. 1889 R. B. Anderson tr. V. Rydberg Teutonic Mythol. 134 Thor, the divine foe of the frost-giants. 1969 Jrnl. Folklore Inst. 6 79 Ymir gives birth to a frost giant named Thrudhgelmir. 1997 J. Bowker World Relig. 16/2 Jotunheim was the home of the frost giants, whose intention was to pelt the world with snow and ice. < as lemmas |
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