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Noun: Ymir  ee-mir
  1. (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull

Type of: mythical being

Encyclopedia: Ymir, British Columbia