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Eitr is a term for atter, or poison, in Old Norse. In Nordic mythology, it is the origin of the first jötunn, Ymir, who was conceived from eitr dripped from the icy rivers called the Élivágar. Eitr is also produced by poisonous snakes such as the worm Jörmungandr.

Etymology

Шаблон:Lang in Old Norse translates as "poison" and is derived from Шаблон:Lang-gem-x-proto (“poison, pus”) from Proto-Indo-European:'*h₂eyd-ro-m' (“to swell; swelling, tumour, abscess”) and is the ancestor of terms in North Germanic languages meaning poison such as Шаблон:Lang-is and Шаблон:Lang-sv.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It is further cognate with other terms in Germanic languages such as Шаблон:Lang-ang and Modern English:'atter', both also meaning 'poison'.Шаблон:Sfn

Role in cosmogony

In Gylfaginning, Шаблон:Lang is described as forming in Ginnungagap, which gave rise to the primordial being Ymir,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn as described by the jötunn Vafþrúðnir in Vafþrúðnismál:

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Down from Elivagar did venom drop,
And waxed till a giant it was;
And thence arose our giants' race,
And thus so fierce are we found.

Production by snakes

Шаблон:Lang is described as being produced by snakes (Шаблон:Lang-non) such as in Gylfaginning when it is dripped on Loki by a snake placed above him by Skaði, and blown by Jörmungandr during Ragnarök, leading to the death of Thor.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Citations

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Bibliography

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External links

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