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In Norse mythology, Mímameiðr (Old Norse "Mimi's tree"〔Simek (2007:216)〕) is a tree whose branches stretch over every land, is unharmed by fire or metal, bears fruit that assists pregnant women, and upon whose highest bough roosts the cock Víðópnir. Mímameiðr is solely attested in the Old Norse poem ''Fjölsvinnsmál''. Due to parallels between descriptions of the two, scholars theorize that ''Mímameiðr'' may be another name for the world tree Yggdrasil, and also Hoddmímis holt, a wood in within which Líf and Lífthrasir are foretold to take refuge during the events of Ragnarök. ''Mímameiðr'' is sometimes modernly anglicized as Mimameid or Mimameith.〔The anglicization ''Mimameid'' is used in such modern works as Lindow (2001:232), whereas ''Mimameith'' appears in Bellows (1923:242).〕 ==''Fjölsvinnsmál''== Mímameiðr is mentioned in stanzas of the eddic-meter poem ''Fjölsvinnsmál'', where the tree is described as having limbs that stretch over every land, bearing helpful fruit, and as harboring the cock Víðópnir. The first mention occurs when Svipdagr asks Fjölsviðr to tell him what the name of the tree whose branches reach over every land. Fjolsvith responds that: This stanza is followed by another where Svipdagr asks Fjölsviðr what grows from the seed of the tree. Fjölsviðr responds that fruit grows from the tree: In the notes to his translation of this stanza, Bellows comments this stanza is to be understood as explaining that, when cooked, the fruit of Mímameiðr—which he identifies as Yggdrasil—will assure safe childbirth.〔 A third mention occurs when Svipdagr tells Fjölsviðr to tell him what the name of the glittering, golden cock is that sits "on the highest bough". Fjölsviðr complies, revealing that the cock is named Víðópnir: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mímameiðr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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