Nidhogg
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Nidhogg. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Nidhogg, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Nidhogg in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Nidhogg you have here. The definition of the word Nidhogg will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofNidhogg, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Níðhǫggr (“Malice Striker”)
Proper noun
Nidhogg
- (Norse mythology) a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Níðhǫggr, from níð (“libel, defamation”) + hǫggr.
Proper noun
Nidhogg m