Bergelmir

English

Etymology

Old Norse name; the second element means "yeller," from the verb *gallmr, from Proto-Germanic *galmaz (“echo”). The first element has been variously interpreted as berg (“mountain”), berr (“bare”), and a variant of bjǫrn (“bear”).

Proper noun

Bergelmir

1. (Norse mythology) A frost giant in Norse mythology.
2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.