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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Fenrir, a shortening of Fenrisulfr, from *fen-hrís-ulfr (“wolf of the fen brushwood”). Another less likely theory is that Fenrir is older and coming from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚨᚾᛁᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*faniʀijaʀ), *ᚠᚨᚾᚨᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*fanaʀijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *faniz, *fanaz.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fenre m
- (Norse mythology) Fenrir, a monstrous wolf, one of Loki’s offspring.
- Synonym: Vånagand