"Ermungandaz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Proper name

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Ermungandaz [nominative, singular], Ermungand [singular, vocative], Ermungandą [accusative, singular], Ermungandai [dative, singular], Ermungandō [instrumental, singular]
Etymology: From *ermun- (“great”) + *gandaz (“witch's familiar, foul spirit”). Etymology templates: {{af|gem-pro|*ermun-|*gandaz|t1=great|t2=witch's familiar, foul spirit}} *ermun- (“great”) + *gandaz (“witch's familiar, foul spirit”) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun|nopl=1}}
  1. (North Germanic) the World Serpent, said to be the archenemy of the thunder-god *Þunraz Tags: Germanic, North, masculine, reconstruction
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