Used in a Sentence

ymir

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ymir.

Editorial note

And Ymir has a mythological role parallel to Uranus, so uranium became ymirstuff.

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Quick take

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ymir gathered in one view.

noun

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

noun

(Norse mythology) The first creature to come into being and the ancestor of all jötnar. Upon his death, the gods fashioned the world from his body.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ymir.

noun

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

noun

(Norse mythology) The first creature to come into being and the ancestor of all jötnar. Upon his death, the gods fashioned the world from his body.

Example sentences

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And Ymir has a mythological role parallel to Uranus, so uranium became ymirstuff.

2

You used to be able to do things like finger dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu and see if I was logged on and what I had to share with the world (which was a long series of quotes that ran several screens).

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Ymirstuff references Ymir, a giant in Norse mythology similar to Uranus in Greek mythology.

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Not OP, but the chapter Ymir, near the end of the first act I'd waaaay too long.

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In Snorri Sturluson's 13th century telling of the flood after Ymir's death, Bergelmir and his wife escaped by holding on to a hollowed-out tree trunk.

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» - Scandinavia: « According to the Gylfaginning section of the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, Bergelmir and his wife alone among the giants were the only survivors of the enormous deluge of blood which flowed from Ymir's wounds when he was killed by Odin and his brothers Vili and Vé.

Proper noun examples

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Ymirstuff references Ymir, a giant in Norse mythology similar to Uranus in Greek mythology.

2

Not OP, but the chapter Ymir, near the end of the first act I'd waaaay too long.

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In Snorri Sturluson's 13th century telling of the flood after Ymir's death, Bergelmir and his wife escaped by holding on to a hollowed-out tree trunk.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ymir in a sentence?

And Ymir has a mythological role parallel to Uranus, so uranium became ymirstuff.

What does ymir mean?

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

What part of speech is ymir?

ymir is commonly used as noun.