Brimir
[ˈbriːmɪr]Meaning
Norse mythological name, possibly another name for the jötunn Ymir, and a hall
Background Story
A user-submitted entry records Brimir as a masculine given name in Norse mythology. In Norse mythology it is possibly another name for the jötunn Ymir, and it is also the name of a hall for the souls of the virtuous after Ragnarök. In stanza 9 of Völuspá, Brimir and Blain are interpreted as alternate names for Ymir, and stanza 37 names Brimir as a jötunn, who may or may not be Ymir, the owner of a beer hall.
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