rainbow bridge

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rainbow bridge¹

proper noun the rainbow bridge · Rainbow Bridge · 🌈

  1. Germanic The road between the realm of the gods and the realm of men in Heathenry which appears in the form of a rainbow; Bifrost. 1993 The Rites of Odin, Ed Fitch, Llewellyn, →ISBN, page 273. O High Ones of the Rainbow Bridge, Thou hast heard that which is my need And my desire.
  2. euphemistic A metaphorical bridge crossed at death, usually in reference to pets. Two of my three dogs have crossed the rainbow bridge.

Rainbow Bridge²

proper noun the Rainbow Bridge

  1. Alternative letter-case form of rainbow bridge Between us and the dwelling of the gods is the Rainbow Bridge, whereon the gods and heroes come to and fro.

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@misc{rainbow_bridge_2026,
  title = {rainbow bridge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rainbow%20bridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}