Etymology

Fenrir

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Old Norse Fenrir
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The story

  1. Old Norse · borrowed fromFenrir“fen-dweller”
  2. English todayFenrir

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

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