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Bergelmir ( ; Old Norse: ) is a jötunn in Norse mythology.

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Bergelmir ( ; Old Norse: ) is a jötunn in Norse mythology.

== Name == The Old Norse name Bergelmir has been variously translated as 'bear-yeller', 'mountain-yeller', or 'bare-yeller'. According to linguist Jan de Vries, the name should be read as ber-gelmir ('who roars like a bear') rather than berg-gelmir ('who roars in the mountains').

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