Muninn

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proper noun

One of a pair of ravens, the other being Huginn, who fly throughout the entire world and report any unusual events back to Odin. They are essentially Odin's messengers.

OriginOld Norse Muninn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Norsehuman sciencesOne of a pair of ravens, the other being Huginn, who fly throughout the entire world and report any unusual events back to Odin. They are essentially Odin's messengers.

Origin

  1. Old NorseMuninn“memory, mind”
  2. EnglishMuninn

From Old Norse Muninn (“memory, mind”), from munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“mind”).

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APA

Muninn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muninn

MLA

“Muninn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muninn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Muninn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muninn.

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