Pronunciation: ' rag-n ə - ˌ räk, -r ə k
Function: noun
Etymology: Old Norse Ragnar ỏ k, literally, fate of the gods, from ragna, genitive plural of regin gods + r ỏ k fate, course (later rendered as Ragnar ø kkr, literally, twilight of the gods)
Date: 1770
: the final destruction of the world in the conflict between the Aesir and the powers of Hel led by Loki ― called also Twilight of the Gods