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An older term for poisonois fluid and thereof, common in mythology.
Atter is an older germanic term for "poisonous bodily fluid", especially venom of a venomous animal , such as a snake , dragon or other reptile , but also other vile corrupt or morbid substance from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound, as well as bitter substance, such as bile .[1] [2] [3] [1] [3]
Today, atter is commonly associated with the Norse mythology , where it plays an important role in various contexts – see subsequent section: § In Norse mythology .
Etymology [ edit ]
Atter Old English : ātor ăttor Old Saxon : ĕttar Proto-Germanic : *aitrą [a] Proto-Indo-European : *h₂eyd-ro-m [a] *h₂eyd- [a] Ancient Greek : οἶδος (“swelling, tumour, abscess, produced by internal action”).[3] [4] cognate with Old Norse : eitr Icelandic : eitur Norwegian : eiter , Swedish : etter Danish : edder German : Eiter Dutch : etter [3] Scots and a variety of other regional and minority languages in Europe .
While mostly archaic or archaized in English, the word lives on with some strength in other languages. The Icelandic form eitur is the common word for “poison”, while the Swedish form etter is a word for “venom”, as well as the full poetic meaning in dialectal and archaized language.[3] Eiter and the Dutch form etter are the common word for “pus”.
In Norse mythology [ edit ]
"Eitr" redirects here. For for the similarly named Norse dwarf, see
Eitri .
Jörmungandr blowing atter on Thor during Ragnarök , fatally poisoning him. Painting by Emil Doepler , 1905.
In Norse mythology , “atter” (Old Norse : eitr ) plays an important role in various contexts. In one instance in Gylfaginning Loki by a venomous snake placed above him by Skaði . In another, it is blown by the worm Jörmungandr during Ragnarök , leading to the death of Thor .[better source needed Also in Gylfaginning , atter is described as forming in Ginnungagap , which gave rise to the primordial being Ymir, as described by the jötunn Vafþrúðnir in Vafþrúðnismál :
Old Norse text[better source needed Bellows translation
Ór Élivágum stukku eitrdropar,
svá óx, unz varð jötunn;
þar eru órar ættir komnar allar saman;
því er þat æ allt til atalt.
Down from Elivagar did atter drop,
And waxed till a giant it was;
And thence arose our giants' race,
And thus so fierce are we found.
^ a b c An asterisk (*-) before a word means it is a reconstruction of an unrecorded word assumed to have existed, based around various metrics.
Citations [ edit ]
^ "atter" . merriam-webster.com . Retrieved 2024-06-03 .
^ a b c d e "etter" . saob.se . Swedish Academy . Retrieved 2024-06-03 .
^ "οἶδος" . lsj.gr . Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon (LSJ). Retrieved 2024-06-18 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
Primary [ edit ]
Sturluson, Snorri (2018). The Prose Edda . Translated by Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist. Franklin Classics Trade Press. ISBN 9780344335013
"Gylfaginning (Old Norse)" . heimskringla.no . Retrieved 26 November 2022 .
"Vafþrúðnismál (Old Norse)" . heimskringla.com . Retrieved 26 November 2022 .
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