What does undirheimar in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word undirheimar in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use undirheimar in Icelandic.

The word undirheimar in Icelandic means underworld. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word undirheimar

underworld

noun (world of the dead)

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Þau eru oftast þýdd „Hel“ í íslensku biblíunni en nokkrum sinnum „dánarheimar“ og „undirheimar“.

Some Bible translations render them as “grave,” “hell,” or “pit.”

Þau eru oftast þýdd „hel“ í íslensku biblíunni en nokkrum sinnum „dánarheimar“ og „undirheimar“. Hugmyndin um logandi kvalastað fyrir hina dánu er ekki í samræmi við Biblíuna.

Some Bible versions use the word “hell,” but the notion of a fiery place of torment for the dead is not Scriptural.

Engir slíkir undirheimar eða leiðir þangað eru til.

No such underworld or passage exists.

ūetta eru Undirheimar.

We call it Underworld.

Þeirra á meðal voru trúarhugmyndir um að sálin lifði af líkamsdauðann, ótti við hina dauðu, að til væru undirheimar með vítislogum, ásamt tilbeiðslu á ógrynni guða og gyðja sem stundum mynduðu þrenningar.

These included the religious concepts of survival of a soul after death, fear of the dead, and existence of an infernal underworld, together with the worship of innumerable gods and goddesses, some of whom were grouped into triads.

Forn-Grikkir staðhæfðu að sálir hinna dánu væru ferjaðar yfir ána Styx til víðáttumikils svæðis neðanjarðar sem nefndist undirheimar.

The ancient Greeks claimed that the souls of the dead were ferried across the river Styx to a vast underground realm called the netherworld.

Seinni bókin, Skuggasaga – Undirheimar, kom út árið eftir (2016) og hlaut hún Barnabókaverðlaun Reykjavíkurborgar 2017 í flokki frumsaminna barnabóka.

The second book in the series, Skuggasaga – Undirheimar, was published the following year (2016) and for that she received the 2017 Children’s Book Prize.

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