Mjollnir

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Mjollnir

/ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/ US
/ˈmjɒlnɪə/ UK

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun Mjöllnir · Mjollner · Mjolnir · Mjölnir · Mjølnir · Mjolner

Norse The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

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name Thor's hammer

한국어	묠니르 Myollireu
日本語	ミョルニル Myoruniru
中文	妙爾尼爾 /妙尔尼尔 Miào'ěrní'ěr
Français	Mjolnir, Mjollnir
Deutsch	Mjölnir, Mjöllnir
Ελληνικά	Μγιόλνιρ Mgiólnir
Русский	Мьёльнир Mʹjólʹnir, Мьёллнир Mʹjóllnir
العربية	مِيُولْنِير miyūlnīr
עברית	מיולניר

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@misc{mjollnir_2026,
  title = {Mjollnir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mjollnir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}