RAGNARÖK
\ɹˈaɡnɑːɹˌɜːk], \ɹˈaɡnɑːɹˌɜːk], \ɹ_ˈa_ɡ_n_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɜː_k]\
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rag'na-r[=oo]k', n. the end of the world when the gods (Odin, Thor, &c.) shall be overcome by their enemies and the world burnt up. [Ice. ragna rökr, twilight of the gods--rögn, régin, the gods, rökr, darkness; but orig. ragna rök, the history of the gods--rök, reason, judgment.]
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