Mercurius — meaning in English

English meaning

• mercury noun A heavy, silvery metallic element that is liquid at room temperature and highly toxic; also called quicksilver.
• Odin name In Norse mythology, the chief god, associated with wisdom, war, and poetry.

Senses

Mercurius is used for these senses in English:

• Odin (Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

mercury — full definition

1. noun A heavy, silvery metallic element that is liquid at room temperature and highly toxic; also called quicksilver.
2. noun Informal: the reading on a thermometer or barometer, as a stand-in for temperature or pressure.

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