Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Germanic)The road between the realm of the gods and the realm of men in Heathenry which appears in the form of a rainbow; Bifrost.

    1993 The Rites of Odin, Ed Fitch, Llewellyn, →ISBN, page 273. O High Ones of the Rainbow Bridge, Thou hast heard that which is my need And my desire.

    2004 The Book of Seithr, Runic John, Capall Bann Publishing, →ISBN, page 82. Asgard stands perched on the highest branches of the tree, where it is reached by crossing Bifrost, the rainbow bridge.

  2. (euphemistic)A metaphorical bridge crossed at death, usually in reference to pets.

    Two of my three dogs have crossed the rainbow bridge.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. The new bridge was named Rainbow Bridge.

    ruНовый мост назвали Радужным мостом.

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  2. The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge.

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  3. The Rainbow Bridge is a famous landmark in Tokyo.

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  4. How long is the Rainbow Bridge?

    deWie lang ist die Rainbow Bridge?

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  5. Rainbow bridge is not red today.

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Forms

See also

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