indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Other
Usage Norse Mythology
Meaning & History
Derived from Old Norse víðr "wide, extensive" and blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"; compare Bláinn). This is the name of the third heaven in Norse mythology, the home of the light elves. Gimlé, the place where Norse mythology says humans will live after Ragnarǫk, is found here.