Gotterdaummmerung

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gotterdammerung \Got`ter*dam"mer*ung\, Gotterdaummmerung
  \G["o]t`ter*d[aum]m"mer*ung\n. [G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a
     modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning,
     fate of the gods. --RHUD] (German mythology)
     1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a
        battle with evil.


  
     Syn: Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. An opera by Richard Wagner.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[o^]k"), Ragnarok
  \Rag"na*r["o]k"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[^u]k"), n. [Icel., fr. regin,
     r["o]gn, gods + r["o]k reason, origin, history; confused with
     ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.)
     The so-called "Twilight of the Gods" (called in German
     {G["o]tterd[aum]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world
     in the great conflict between the Aesir (gods) on the one
     hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel
     under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]