Niflheim

NIV-ul-haym

ˈnɪvəlheɪm

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Nifelheim

Dictionary meaning

In Norse cosmology, the primordial realm of ice, mist, and cold in the far north; the source of the rivers Élivágar and the dwelling place of the dead in the realm of Hel.

History and origin

Old Norse — 'mist world' or 'world of fog'.

Common mispronunciations

NIF-ul-himenif-HAYM

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