Meanings
- Norsehuman sciencesAn Áss associated with archery and skiing; the stepson of Thor.
2014, Norse Mythology for Smart People, Ullr "...Ullr is an excellent archer, hunter, skater, and skier, handsome, warlike, and an especially apt deity to invoke before a duel."
2 more examples
2013, Samantha-Rae Tuthill, Where Did Old Man Winter, Jack Frost Come From?. Accuweather.com. "For the Norse mythologies, Ullr was the god of winter. Son of a frost giant, he would rule Asgard in Odin's absence in the winter."
"Ullr is a very old god of the northern lands, so old that by the time the Iron Age Norse myths were written down, not much more was known about him except that he was a god of archery, hunting, and the winter."
2014, Raven Kaldera, Ullr Lord of Winter
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
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Translations
Arabic أُولّ
- أُولّ (ʔūll)Norse god
Icelandic Ullur
- UllurNorse god
Japanese ウル
- ウルNorse god
Korean 울르
- 울르 (ulleu)Norse god
Swedish Ull
- UllNorse god
Cite this entry
Ullr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ullr
“Ullr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ullr. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ullr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ullr.
Source: Ullr on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.