Angrboda
[ahng-ger-boh-duh, -baw-]
- a giantess who was the mother of Loki's children, Fenrir and Hel, and also of the Midgard serpent.
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Origin of Angrboda
< Old Norse Angrbotha literally, one who announces misfortune, equivalent to angr misfortune + botha to announce
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No other names compounded with boda occur in Norse literature than Aurboda and Angrboda.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.