Niflheim

[ niv-uhl-heym ]

/ ˈnɪv əlˌheɪm /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel: abode of those who die of illness or old age.

Origin of Niflheim

<Old Norse Niflheimr, equivalent to nifl- (cognate with Old English nifol darkness, Old High German nebal mist, cloud, Latin nebula (see nebula)) + heimr world, home

Words nearby Niflheim

nieve, Nièvre, nife, nifedipine, niff, Niflheim, nifty, Nigel, nigella, Niger, Niger-Congo

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Example sentences from the Web for Niflheim

When a geek prince hired out as a laborer for a year on Niflheim, he did so for only one purpose—to learn Terran technologies.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
Out of the flood, into the flood again,—Niflheim and Muspelheim join hands in the twilight.
The Heroes of Asgard|Annie Keary
I have an idea of the sort of garbled reports these spies of his who spend a year on Niflheim as laborers bring back.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
Hela All-father cast into Niflheim, where she rules over nine worlds.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various

They wanted Niflheim exploited, mainly because of the uranium-deposits there.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

British Dictionary definitions for Niflheim

Niflheim

/ (ˈnɪvəlˌheɪm) /

noun

Norse myth the abode of the dead

Word Origin for Niflheim

Old Norse, literally: mist home

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单词	niflheim
释义	Niflheim [ niv-uhl-heym ] / ˈnɪv əlˌheɪm / noun Scandinavian Mythology. a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel: abode of those who die of illness or old age. Origin of Niflheim <Old Norse Niflheimr, equivalent to nifl- (cognate with Old English nifol darkness, Old High German nebal mist, cloud, Latin nebula (see nebula)) + heimr world, home Words nearby Niflheim nieve, Nièvre, nife, nifedipine, niff, Niflheim, nifty, Nigel, nigella, Niger, Niger-Congo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Niflheim When a geek prince hired out as a laborer for a year on Niflheim, he did so for only one purpose—to learn Terran technologies. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr Out of the flood, into the flood again,—Niflheim and Muspelheim join hands in the twilight. The Heroes of Asgard\|Annie Keary I have an idea of the sort of garbled reports these spies of his who spend a year on Niflheim as laborers bring back. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr Hela All-father cast into Niflheim, where she rules over nine worlds. Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian\|Various They wanted Niflheim exploited, mainly because of the uranium-deposits there. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr British Dictionary definitions for Niflheim Niflheim / (ˈnɪvəlˌheɪm) / noun Norse myth the abode of the dead Word Origin for Niflheim Old Norse, literally: mist home Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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