| NOUN | person | Ymir | (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world |
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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. | |
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| Category | Norse mythology | The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Catalan | Ymir | |
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