Fenrir

American

[fen-rir] / ˈfɛn rɪr /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.

Fenrir British

/ ˈfɛnrɪə /

noun

Norse myth an enormous wolf, fathered by Loki, which killed Odin

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This image, taken from Canberra, Australia, shows a dark, thick molecular cloud in the form of a wolf, known as the Wolf Nebula or Fenrir Nebula.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023

Matsson, if he believed in those old Norse myths, may have viewed Logan on par with Fenrir, the wolf who kills Odin in Ragnarok.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023

Zeus may stand alone in the canine category, but he has company in the pets department: Fenrir, a cat in Farmington Hills, Michigan, stands at 18.83 inches tall.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

We learn the origin of those three great enemies of the gods, the Midgard serpent, Hel, the grotesque queen of the dead, and the gigantic wolf Fenrir.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2017

As Harry plunged after them, one of the fighters detached themselves from the fray and flew at him: It was the werewolf, Fenrir.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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