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MIMIR
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• MIMIR (noun)
The noun MIMIR has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom
Familiarity information: MIMIR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Mimir" is a kind of...):
giant (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
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