English Dictionary

Jörmungandr

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈjɔɹmuŋɡandɹ/

固有名詞

古ノルド語

(Norse mythology) The World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath.

日本語の意味

北欧神話における「ヨルムンガンド」は、ロキの子供で、神々により海に投げ込まれた巨大な蛇。成長して大地を囲むほどの大きさになり、ラグナロクの際にトールによって討たれる運命にある存在です。

Sailors whispered tales of Jörmungandr, whose massive coils were said to encircle the world and whose poisonous breath would doom even the bravest gods.

船乗りたちは、世界蛇が巨大な体を世界にぐるりと巻きつけ、その毒の息が最も勇敢な神々さえも破滅させるだろうと囁いた。

意味（1）

(Norse mythology) The World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath.

The dragon Jörmungandr, for instance, was said to encircle the entire world of Midgard (where people live). To complete the circle, he bit his own tail.