heimdal
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
the god of dawn and light.
ər Origin:
< Old Norse Heimdallr, equivalent to heim(r) home, world + dallr, perhaps cognate with Old English deall bold, renowned
< Old Norse Heimdallr, equivalent to heim(r) home, world + dallr, perhaps cognate with Old English deall bold, renowned
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| Norse myth the god of light and the dawn, and the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifrost | |
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