Mjollnir

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US/ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/UK/ˈmjɒlnɪə/

proper noun

The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

OriginOld Norse Mjǫllnir ← Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz ← Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mjöllnir · alternative Mjollner · alternative Mjolnir · alternative Mjölnir · alternative Mjølnir · alternative Mjolner · alternative Mjölner · alternative Mjølner

  1. Norsehuman sciencesThe hammer of the Norse god Thor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thor's hammer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meldʰ-n-“lightning”
  2. Proto-Germanic*meldunjaz
  3. Old NorseMjǫllnir
  4. EnglishMjollnir

Borrowed from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”). Compare Old Norse mjuln (“fire”), Welsh mellt, Slovene mółnja, Russian мо́лния (mólnija).

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Translations

Arabic مِيُولْنِير
  • مِيُولْنِير (miyūlnīr)Thor's hammer
Chinese Mandarin 妙爾尼爾 /妙尔尼尔
  • 妙爾尼爾 /妙尔尼尔 (Miào'ěrní'ěr)Thor's hammer
Danish Mjølner
  • MjølnerThor's hammer
Esperanto Mjolniro
  • MjolniroThor's hammer
Finnish Mjölner
  • MjölnerThor's hammer
French Mjolnir, Mjollnir
  • MjolnirThor's hammer
  • MjollnirThor's hammer
German Mjölnir, Mjöllnir
  • MjölnirThor's hammer
  • MjöllnirThor's hammer
Greek Μγιόλνιρ
  • Μγιόλνιρ (Mgiólnir)Thor's hammer
Hebrew מיולניר
  • מיולנירThor's hammer
Icelandic Mjölnir
  • MjölnirThor's hammer
Japanese ミョルニル
  • ミョルニル (Myoruniru)Thor's hammer
Korean 묠니르
  • 묠니르 (Myollireu)Thor's hammer
Latvian Mjelnirs
  • MjelnirsThor's hammer
Norwegian Bokmål Mjølner
  • MjølnerThor's hammer
Persian میولنیر
  • میولنیر (miyolnir)Thor's hammer
Polish Mjölnir
  • MjölnirThor's hammer
Russian Мьёльнир, Мьёллнир
  • Мьёльнир (Mʹjólʹnir)Thor's hammer
  • Мьёллнир (Mʹjóllnir)Thor's hammer
Swedish Mjölner
  • MjölnerThor's hammer
Ukrainian Мйо́льнір
  • Мйо́льнір (Mjólʹnir)Thor's hammer
Cite this entry
APA

Mjollnir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mjollnir

MLA

“Mjollnir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mjollnir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mjollnir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mjollnir.

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