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  • noun (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull

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Examples

  • And when I had told her of Niflheim and Muspell, of the birth of the giant Ymir from the snowflakes, of the cow Andhumbla, and of Fenrir and Loki and the frozen Jotuns -- as I say, when I had told her of all this, and of Thor and Odin and our own Valhalla, she clapped her hands and cried out, with sparkling eyes:

    Chapter 17 2010

  • And when I had told her of Niflheim and Muspell, of the birth of the giant Ymir from the snowflakes, of the cow

    Chapter 17 1915

  • The free update adds a new outdoor area called Ymir's Pass, as well as a dungeon called The Amphitheater -- the latter apparently containing an "epic" monster encounter.

    *Shacknews* Games 2008

  • a gigantic creature called Ymir or Orgelmir (seething clay), the personification of the frozen ocean, came to life amid the ice-blocks in the abyss, and as he was born of rime he was called a Hrim-thurs, or ice-giant.

    Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas 1894

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  • [Nov 14, 2008] '); "> The Age of Conan: THA' Ymir's Pass 'trailer HD

    GameVideos Latest 12 videos 2008

  • [Nov 14, 2008] '); "> The Age of Conan: THA' Ymir's Pass 'trailer HD

    GameVideos Latest 12 videos 2008

  • [Nov 14, 2008] '); "> The Age of Conan: THA' Ymir's Pass 'trailer HD

    GameVideos Latest 12 videos 2008

  • [Nov 14, 2008] '); "> The Age of Conan: THA' Ymir's Pass 'trailer HD

    GameVideos Latest 12 videos 2008

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