Main Entry: Rag·na·rok

Pronunciation: \ˈrag-nə-ˌräk, -rək\

Function: noun

Etymology: Old Norse Ragnarǫk, literally, fate of the gods, from ragna, genitive plural of regin gods + rǫk fate, course (later rendered as Ragnarøkkr, 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