English Dictionary: Ragnarok | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\, d8Ragnar94k \[d8]Rag"na*r[94]k"\, n. [Icel., fr. regin, r[94]gn, gods + r[94]k reason, origin, history; confused with ragna-r[94]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.) The so-called [bd]Twilight of the Gods[b8] (called in German {G[94]tterd[84]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world in the great conflict between the [92]sir (gods) on the one hand, and on the other, the gaints and the powers of Hel under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage). |