Mimir Definition & Meaning

British

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Mimir British / ˈmiːmɪə /

noun

1. Norse myth a giant who guarded the well of wisdom near the roots of Yggdrasil

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Along with their pal Mimir — the disembodied head of “the smartest man alive” — they set out on an odyssey spanning multiple dimensions.

From Seattle Times

Another well beneath another root was the Well of Knowledge, guarded by Mimir the Wise.

From Literature

Heimdall will blow the Gjallerhorn, the horn that once was Mimir's, and he will blow it with all his strength.

From Literature

Odin greeted the kind old giant, and said, “Oh, Mimir, I have come from far-away Asgard to ask a great boon!”

From Project Gutenberg

But under the root that stretches out towards the Frost-giants there is Mimir’s Well, in which wisdom and wit lie hidden.

From Project Gutenberg

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