Ragnarok

[ rahg-nuh-rok ]

/ ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.

Also Rag·na·rök

[rahg-nuh-rok, -rœk] /ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk, -ˌrœk/.

Origin of Ragnarok

1760–70; < Old Norse Ragnarǫk, equivalent to ragna, genitive of regin gods + rǫk fate, misread by some as Ragnarökkr literally, twilight of the gods; compare Götterdämmerung

Example sentences from the Web for ragnarok

As for the long tale that they tell of Ragnarok, that is the wars of the Trojans.

The Younger Edda |Snorre
The commander, already sick from an acceleration that would have been negligible to Ragnarok men, had no choice.

Space Prison |Tom Godwin
The grove where the two human beings, Lif and Lifthraser, were preserved during Ragnarok.

The Younger Edda |Snorre
The Gerns would have to be brought to Ragnarok before that could happen.

Space Prison |Tom Godwin

Never, never let them forget how they came to be on Ragnarok.

Space Prison |Tom Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for ragnarok

Ragnarök

Ragnarok

/ (ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk) /

noun

Norse myth the ultimate destruction of the gods in a cataclysmic battle with evil, out of which a new order will arise German equivalent: Götterdämmerung

Word Origin for Ragnarök

Old Norse ragnarökkr, from regin the gods + rökkr twilight

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Ragnarok

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

Origin of Ragnarok

Example sentences from the Web for ragnarok

British Dictionary definitions for ragnarok

Ragnarok

noun

Word Origin for Ragnarök