Ragnarok

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(räg′nə rok′)


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Rag•na•rok  (räg′nə rok′),USA pronunciation n. [Scand. Myth.]
  1. Mythologythe destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.
Also, Rag•na•rök  (räg′nə rok′, -rœk′).USA pronunciation 
  • Old Norse Ragnarǫk, equivalent. to ragna, genitive of regin gods + rǫk fate, misread by some as Ragnarökkr literally, twilight of the gods; compare Götterdämmerung
  • 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ragnarök, Ragnarok / ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk/
  1. the ultimate destruction of the gods in a cataclysmic battle with evil, out of which a new order will arise
    German equivalent: Götterdämmerung
Etymology: Old Norse ragnarökkr, from regin the gods + rökkr twilight
'Ragnarok' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Fenrir - Gjallar-horn - Götterdämmerung - Midgard serpent - Surt - Twilight of the Gods - Vidar - Vigrid

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