Níðhǫggr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From níð (shame; enmity, hatred) +‎ hǫggr (hewer, striker, cutter). The second element is the agent of the verb hǫggva (to hew).

Proper noun

Níðhǫggr m

  1. (Norse mythology) a dragon who eats the roots of the Ash of Yggdrasill and torments those who died in shame

Inflection

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nidhogg
  • English: Nidhogg (learned)