Meanings
- Norsehuman sciencesOdin; specifically, the name adopted by Odin in Grímnismál ("The Lay of Grimnir", also called "Grimnir's Sayings", in the Poetic Edda).
Grimnir taught Geirrodr how to unseat an opponent from his horse with a minimum amount of effort. And sometimes late in the evening Grimnir talked of Asgardr and the Æsir themselves, as if he had actually been there.
2010, Heilan Yvette Grimes, The Norse Myths, Hollow Earth Publishing, page 1161 more example
To torture him into talking, the king strung Grimnir between two fires for eight nights. King Geirrod had a ten-year-old son named after his brother, Agnar. Agnar gave Grimnir a whole horn to drink, saying it was wrong for his father to torture an innocent man.
2014, Jeramy Dodds, transl., The Poetic Edda, Coach House Books, page 67Synonyms: Grim
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounOdin; specifically, the name adopted by Odin in Grímnismál ("The Lay of Grimnir", also called "Grimnir's Sayings", in the Poetic Edda).
Origin
Translations
French Grimnir
- Grimnirname used by Odin
German Grimnir
- Grimnirname used by Odin
Cite this entry
Grimnir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimnir
“Grimnir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimnir. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grimnir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimnir.
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