In Norse mythology, Bifröst (Listeni/ˈbɪvrɒst/ or sometimes Bilröst or Bivrost) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and as Bifröst in the Prose Edda; written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda alternately refer to the bridge as Ásbrú (Old Norse "Æsir's bridge").
According to the Prose Edda, the bridge ends in heaven at Himinbjörg, the residence of the god Heimdallr, who guards it from the jötnar. The bridge's destruction during Ragnarök by the forces of Muspell is foretold. Scholars have proposed that the bridge may have originally represented the Milky Way and have noted parallels between the bridge and another bridge in Norse mythology, Gjallarbrú.
Etymology
Scholar Andy Orchard posits that Bifröst may mean "shimmering path." He notes that the first element of Bilröst—bil (meaning "a moment")—"suggests the fleeting nature of the rainbow," which he connects to the first element of Bifröst—the Old Norse verb bifa (meaning "to shimmer" or "to shake")—noting that the element evokes notions of the "lustrous sheen" of the bridge. Austrian Germanist Rudolf Simek says that Bifröst either means "the swaying road to heaven" (also citing bifa) or, if Bilröst is the original form of the two (which Simek says is likely), "the fleetingly glimpsed rainbow" (possibly connected to bil, perhaps meaning "moment, weak point").
I promised some explanations:
The clue: Beef Roast is how Bifröst is pronounced.
The second clue was going to be 'it's right in front of you' as in under my avvy...
3. [Amill] Can you be taken apart, assembled again and still being functional (by an expert in case of some kind of gadget)? No once I'm broken, that's it That was a big clue. The breaking of Bifrost signals the end of the universe.
5. [ElleKing] Are you immaterial? A simple Yes or No answer is not possible here. The answer is Yes and No at the same time
9. [ElleKing] Are you from the computer world (like a program, a code, a type of file or the internet, list non exhaustive)? Difficult one that... I'll go with No. Bifröst has appeared in quite a few computer games, but that would have been too misleading.
10. [Amill] Did you exist BC? Difficult one that... I'll go with Yes The origins of the Norse pantheon date to 200BC, so yes.
14. [FFTHEWINNER] Does your name start with a letter between A and M (both included)? Yes well a couple of them anyway Bifröst, Bilröst, Ásbrú, and, of course the Rainbow Bridge. There were others, but those were the main ones.
16. [SaoirseOfTheSea] So you have both solid and gas properties? No If you'd said solid and light...
19. [pony123] Are you something typically found in a home? In, you say? No. The Rainbow Bridge ends at Heimdal's house.
26. [SaoirseOfTheSea] Are you natural as opposed to synthetic?
No32. [Alessa9] Are you something found in nature?
Yes that does rather seem to contradict 26 doesn't it? Not a contradiction when you think about it.47. [ElleKing] As you are man-made, would I be able to create you (that is without advance skills in any field of knowledge nor a lot of money)? You are only allowed one question at a time, not two.that's a clue I Never said Man Made...
56. [Alessa9] Are you flame? No but flame is a part of me The Norse saw three colours in a rainbow. Red was flame (to stop the frost giants from invading), blue was water (to stop the fire giants from invading), and green was grass (for the gods to walk).
59. [fathermucker] Are you iridescence? No but I an iridescent See Etymology above.
and thank you all for playing! 