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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.


Fenrir British  
/ ˈfɛnrɪsˌwʊlf, ˈfɛnrɪə, ˈfɛnrɪs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Cyrah, refusing to give Fenrir’s rhetoric any validation, forms an alliance with another shape-shifter as she relentlessly pursues Fenrir to confront him for his crime.

From Washington Post Nov. 16, 2016

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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