fimbulvetur

Icelandic

Etymology

Earlier fimbulvetr; from fimbul- (“mighty, great”) +‎ vetr (“winter”). Scandinavian fimbulvintr → fimbulvinter; also fimbulvetr → fimbulvetter. See English fimbulwinter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪmpʏlˌvɛːtʏr/

Noun

fimbulvetur m (genitive singular fimbulvetrar, nominative plural fimbulvetur)

  1. A harsh winter, the great and awful darkness preceding the end of the world as written in the Prose Edda (“Younger Edda”). It says three successive winters will come where snow and wind comes from all directions, without any intervening summer; during this time, there will be innumerable wars and ties of blood will no longer be respected: the next-of-kin will lay together and brothers will kill brothers.[1] See Fimbulwinter on Wikipedia.

Declension
declension of fimbulvetur
vetur singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fimbulvetur fimbulveturinn fimbulvetur fimbulveturnir
accusative fimbulvetur fimbulveturinn fimbulvetur fimbulveturna
dative fimbulvetri fimbulvetrinum fimbulvetrum fimbulvetrunum
genitive fimbulvetrar fimbulvetrarins fimbulvetra fimbulvetranna

References
  1. Fimbulvinter (Store norske leksikon)
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