"Ymir" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Forms: strong [table-tags], Ymir [indefinite, nominative], Ymi [accusative, indefinite], Ymi [dative, indefinite], Ymis [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *jumjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ym̥H-yo-, from *yemH-, having an original sense of “twin”. Related to Latin Remus (“founder of Rome, slain by his twin”) and Sanskrit यम (yáma, “twin; first man to die”). Possibly derived from a word for “twin”, this name has been folk-etymologically connected to Old Norse ymja (“to groan, whine, wail, scream, make noise”) (cf. the homonym ymir (“hawk”, literally “groaner, screamer”)), as other names of jötnar are associated with sound-making. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*jumjaz}} Proto-Germanic *jumjaz, {{der|non|ine-pro||*ym̥H-yo-}} Proto-Indo-European *ym̥H-yo-, {{m-g|twin}} “twin”, {{cog|la|Remus||founder of Rome, slain by his twin}} Latin Remus (“founder of Rome, slain by his twin”), {{cog|sa|यम||twin; first man to die|tr=yáma}} Sanskrit यम (yáma, “twin; first man to die”), {{m-g|twin}} “twin”, {{m+|non|ymja||to groan, whine, wail, scream, make noise}} Old Norse ymja (“to groan, whine, wail, scream, make noise”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Ymir m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-ja|Ym|Ym|form=sing-indef}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing-indef|apd=Ymana|api=Yma|asd=Yminn|asi=Ymi|dpd=Ymunum|dpi=Ymum|dsd=Yminum|dsi=Ymi|g=masculine|gpd=Ymanna|gpi=Yma|gsd=Ymisins|gsi=Ymis|notes=|npd=Ymarnir|npi=Ymar|nsd=Ymirinn|nsi=Ymir|stem=strong ija-stem|title=Ymir}}, {{non-decl-cell|Ymir|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Ymi|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Ymi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Ymis|gsi}}
  1. (Norse mythology) Ymir, the ancestor of the jǫtnar. Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: Norse, masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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