Meaning of rainbow bridge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The road between the realm of the gods and the realm of men in Heathenry which appears in the form of a rainbow; Bifrost.
   Germanic
2. A metaphorical bridge crossed at death, usually in reference to pets.
   euphemistic

Examples

“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.”

“1998 Heartland, Volume 1, Issue⟳ 3 (Heathen Journal), I Believe⟳, Joanne Fletcher - Holloway. With nature I give⟳ and feel⟳ her pain, In Freyja's arms I'm at peace again, And in all I've heard, And in all I've read⟳, My life is anew, like⟳ the eagle that flew, Across the Rainbow Bridge, Myself to myself, I give⟳ to you.”

“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.”

“Two of my three dogs have⟳ crossed the rainbow bridge.”

“I'm so sorry your little Typo is gone. Surely she knew how much she was loved and she will wait⟳ for you at the Rainbow Bridge.”

“On social media, users share⟳ their emotions, positive and negative, when, for example, cats celebrate⟳ their birthdays or adoptaversaries, or when cats are ill or ‘have⟳ crossed the rainbow bridge’.”

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