Ginnungagap

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse *ginnungr of uncertain origin and meaning + gap (“gap, empty space”). According to some sources, the former term is related to Proto-Germanic *ginnaną, from which *biginnaną (“to begin”) descended, thus meaning "primeval", while other sources compare the term with Old Norse ginn-heilagr (“most holy”), used of the supreme gods, therefore giving the meaning "mighty, vast".

Proper noun

Ginnungagap n (genitive Ginnungagaps)

  1. (Norse mythology) Ginnungagap, primordial chaos
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