"Mímir" meaning in Old Norse

See Mímir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: strong [table-tags], Mímir [indefinite, nominative], Mími [accusative, indefinite], Mími [dative, indefinite], Mímis [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: Uncertain; possibly related to Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern, Dutch mijmeren and Old English māmrian. Etymology templates: {{unc|non}} Uncertain, {{cog|gml|mīmeren}} Middle Low German mīmeren, {{cog|nl|mijmeren}} Dutch mijmeren, {{cog|ang|māmrian}} Old English māmrian Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun|g=m}} Mímir m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-ja|Mím|Mím|form=sing-indef}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing-indef|apd=Mímana|api=Míma|asd=Míminn|asi=Mími|dpd=Mímunum|dpi=Mímum|dsd=Míminum|dsi=Mími|g=masculine|gpd=Mímanna|gpi=Míma|gsd=Mímisins|gsi=Mímis|notes=|npd=Mímarnir|npi=Mímar|nsd=Mímirinn|nsi=Mímir|stem=strong ija-stem|title=Mímir}}, {{non-decl-cell|Mímir|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Mími|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Mími|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Mímis|gsi}}
  1. (Norse mythology) Mímir Tags: Norse, masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology Synonyms: Mímr Derived forms: Mímameiðr, Mímisbrunnr, Mímshǫfuð, Mímsvinr, Mímssynir
    Sense id: en-Mímir-non-name-FtxoFWPM Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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      "source": "declension",
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        "dpi": "Mímum",
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        "title": "Mímir"
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        "1": "Mími",
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      "word": "Mímr"
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}

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