Fenrir

American  

[fen-rir] / ˈfɛn rɪr /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. 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.

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Fenrir British  

/ ˈfɛnrɪsˌwʊlf, ˈfɛnrɪə, ˈfɛnrɪs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Fenrir, who belongs to Dr. William John Powers, is of a breed known as a Savannah cat, which is a cross between a domestic cat and a medium-sized, large-eared wild African cat called a serval.

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

Ginny and Gabrielle, both wearing golden dresses, looked even prettier than usual, and once Fleur had reached him, Bill did not look as though he had ever met Fenrir Greyback.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling