Muspell

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The primordial realm of fire which existed to the south of Ginnungagap.

Related

Similar words

• Muspelheim

Origin

• Possibly borrowed from Old Norse mund-spilli. The ultimate origin is disputed, but one suggestion includes Latin mundus + Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną, thus meaning "destruction of the world." More at Muspilli.
• Cognates include Old Saxon mūdspelli, Old High German muspilli. More at spill.