Bifrost

[ biv-rost ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the rainbow bridge of the gods from Asgard to earth.

Bifrost

/ ˈbiːfrɒst; ˈbɪvrɒst /

noun

1. Norse myth the rainbow bridge of the gods from their realm Asgard to earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bifrost¹

< Old Norse Bifrǫst, equivalent to bif- (root of bifa, cognate with Old English bifian to shake) + rǫst, cognate with Old High German rasta stretch of road

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bifrost¹

from Icelandic, from bifa to shake + rost path

Example Sentences

The thematic Bifrost joining 2011's "Thor" and the thunder god's new movie examines how a person's capacity to love and be loved can make them better and more whole people.

From Salon

Each new TV variant of Marvel's Cinematic Universe becomes a little less extraordinary than the last and more overt in its role as a Bifrost between past films and future ones.

From Salon

Experts suggest it was unlikely Cooper survived the high-risk parachute jump, but that’s because experts didn’t know Cooper was sucked up through the Bifrost to Asgard as soon as he exited the plane.

From Slate

Bifrost is planned to be completed a year later.

From BBC

“Named Echo and Bifrost, those will be the first two cables to go through a new diverse route crossing the Java Sea, and they will increase overall subsea capacity in the trans-Pacific by about 70%,” Kevin Salvadori, Facebook vice president of network investments, told Reuters news agency.

From BBC