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YMIR
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)