Mímir

See also: mimir

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Mímir, meaning “the rememberer” or “the wise one”.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːmɪə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmimɪɹ/

Proper noun

Mímir

1. (Norse mythology) A figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom, beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War, after which Odin receives secret knowledge and counsel from the severed head.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Mímr

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly related to Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern, Dutch mijmeren and Old English māmrian.

Proper noun

Mímir m

1. (Norse mythology) Mímir

Declension

Declension of Mímir (strong ija-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Mímir
accusative	Mími
dative	Mími
genitive	Mímis

Derived terms

• Mímameiðr
• Mímisbrunnr
• Mímshǫfuð
• Mímsvinr
• Mímssynir

Descendants

• Icelandic: Mímir
• Faroese: Mimir
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Mime
• Swedish: Mimer
• Danish: Mimer

Further reading

• Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “Mímir”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press