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Jormunrek
[ yawr-moon-rek ]
noun
, Scandinavian Mythology.
- king of the Goths, murderer of Svanhild, the daughter of Sigurd: killed by the Gjukungs; probably identical with Ermanaric (4th century a.d.), the Ostrogothic leader.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Jormunrek1
< Old Norse Jǫrmunrek, equivalent to jǫrmun- great + -rek ( r ), earlier -rīkr (compare rīkr powerful, rich ); cognate with Old English Eormenric
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Example Sentences
Her will destroy Bikki's counsel; for Jormunrek for evil lives.
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We young ones could on Jormunrek, acting all together, have avenged our sister.
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To announce they went to Jormunrek that were seen helm-decked warriors.
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She laid the plan for them, that when they came to King Jormunrek, they should attack him in the night whilst he was sleeping.
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Soon afterward Bikke informed the king of it, and so King Jormunrek seized his son and had him brought to the gallows.
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