\Rag"na*rok"\, Ragnarok \Rag"na*r["o]k"\, n. [Icel.,
fr. regin, r["o]gn, gods + r["o]k reason, origin, history;
confused with ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse
Myth.)
The so-called ``Twilight of the Gods'' (called in German
{G["o]tterd["a]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world
in the great conflict between the [AE]sir (gods) on the one
hand, and on the other, the gaints and the powers of Hel
under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).