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- Niflheim (Norse mythology) In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.
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Translation for 'Niflheim' using the free German-English dictionary by LANGENSCHEIDT -– with examples, synonyms and pronunciation.
In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", [1] literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel. The name Niflheimr appears only in two extant sources: Gylfaginning and the much-debated Hrafnagaldr Óðins.
Niflheim translation in German - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'Neolithikum, Ni, Nothilfe, Nihilismus', examples, definition, conjugation
Niflheim translation in English - German Reverso dictionary, see also 'nil, nihilism, niche, NFL', examples, definition, conjugation
Translations in context of "Niflheim" in German-English from Reverso Context: Alles, was mir blieb, war das Leben in Niflheim.
(ˈnɪv əlˌheɪm) n. (in Norse myth) a realm of mist and darkness, ruled over by Hel. [< Old Norse Niflheimr = nifl- (c. Old English nifol darkness, Old High German nebal mist, cloud, Latin nebula (see nebula )) + heimr world, home]