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Yggdrasil
or Yg·dra·sil
[ ig-druh-sil, yg- ]
noun
, Scandinavian Mythology.
- an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of which bind together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.
Yggdrasil
/ ˈɪɡdrəsɪl /
noun
- Norse myth the ash tree that was thought to overshadow the whole world, binding together earth, heaven, and hell with its roots and branches
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Yggdrasil1
Old Norse (probably meaning: Uggr's horse), from Uggr a name of Odin, from yggr, uggr frightful + drasill horse, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
Hel, who dwelt under one of the three roots of the sacred ash Yggdrasil, was the daughter of the wicked Loki.
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A wonderful tree, named “Yggdrasil,” connected all the worlds.
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A still grander mythical synthesis was the representation of the whole world under the form of the sacred ash tree Yggdrasil.
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The Norns, three sisters, also lived at the roots of Yggdrasil, and were careful to see that it was watered every day.
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She was a child of Loki and the giantess Angurboda, and dwelt beneath the roots of the sacred ash, Yggdrasil.
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