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Heimdall

[ heym-dahl ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the god of dawn and light.


Heimdall

/ ˈheɪmˌdɑːl; ˈheɪmˌdɑːlə /

noun

  1. Norse myth the god of light and the dawn, and the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifrost
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Heimdall1

< Old Norse Heimdallr, equivalent to heim ( r ) home, world + dallr, perhaps cognate with Old English deall bold, renowned
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Example Sentences

Not “The Harder They Fall,” but my character in the Marvel world, in the “Thor” films, Heimdall, there’s a sense of symmetry between those two voices.

Of the other gods, only five were important: Balder, Thor, Freyr, Heimdall, and Tyr.

It will happen when the gods all sleep, every god but all-seeing Heimdall.

He previously played the Asgardian gatekeeper and Thor ally Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Others — Loki, Heimdall, Gamora, and Vision — are killed in the action leading up to that climax.

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