Heimdall

[ heym-dahl ]

nounScandinavian Mythology.
  1. the god of dawn and light.

Origin of Heimdall

1
<Old Norse Heimdallr, equivalent to heim(r) home, world + dallr, perhaps cognate with Old English deall bold, renowned
  • Also Heimdal, Heim·dallr [heym-dahl-er]. /ˈheɪmˌdɑl ər/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Heimdall

Heimdall

Heimdal Heimdallr (ˈheɪmˌdɑːlə)

/ (ˈheɪmˌdɑːl) /


noun
  1. Norse myth the god of light and the dawn, and the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifrost

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