Fenrir

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”).

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Proper noun

Fenrir

  1. (Norse mythology) A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok.
    • 2001, John Lindow, Handbook of Norse Mythology, ABC-CLIO, page 113:
      Lokasenna, stanzas 37-40, comprise an exchange between Týr and Loki. Loki boasts that Fenrir tore off Týr's arm; Týr responds that although he may be missing his hand, Loki is missing Hródrsvitnir, that is, the famous wolf, Fenrir.
    • 2009, Sarah Bartlett, The Mythology Bible, Sterling Publishing Co., page 294:
      Feared and misunderstood, Fenrir was the bringer of doom to the gods and was known as "an axe-age, a sword-age, a wind-age, a wolf-age before the wrecking of the world."
    • 2011, Nick Redfern, “Phantom Hounds of the Woods”, in Brad Steiger, editor, Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside, Visible Ink Press, page 46:
      It is my own opinion that the Black Shuck is another manifestation of Fenrir, the large and terrible wolf, who is the eldest child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Usage notes

Fenrir is mentioned in both the Poetic and the Prose Edda. (See Fenrir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

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German

Proper noun

Fenrir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Fenrirs)

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir
    Synonym: Fenriswolf

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fenˈriɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: Fen‧rir

Proper noun

Fenrir m

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir

Swedish

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Proper noun

Fenrir m (genitive Fenrirs)

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir
    Synonyms: (more common) Fenrisulven, Fenris
  2. (astronomy) Fenrir (a moon of Saturn)
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