Surt

American  

[surt, soort] / sɜrt, sʊərt /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.

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Etymology

Origin of Surt

< Old Norse Surtr, perhaps akin to svartr black, with regularly changed vowel ( see swart)

Example Sentences

When I ask him whether he'd prefer to negotiate or to keep on fighting – Surt replies emphatically: "Keep fighting."

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

Surt, their 31-year-old commander, joined the army soon after Russia's full scale invasion.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

With an enormous geyser of lava that would dwarf Kilauea’s eruptions, Io’s Surt volcano erupted with a power output of 80,000 gigawatts.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2023

U.S. officials said dozens of militants had escaped from Surt to the desert camps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2017

In the south was another world, Muspelheim—a light, warm, radiant world, the boundary of which was guarded by Surt with a flaming sword.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist