Fenre

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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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.

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Proper noun

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Fenre m

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir, a monstrous wolf, one of Loki’s offspring.
    Synonym: Vånagand
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