Etymology

Loki

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Today it means: The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world. Full definition →

Old Norse Loki
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  1. Old Norse · borrowed fromLoki
  2. English todayLoki

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.