Nidhogg
[ need-hawg ]
/ ˈnidˌhɔg /
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
a serpent in Niflheim who gnaws upon the lowermost root of Yggdrasil.
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Also Nid·hug [need-hœg]. /ˈnid hœg/.
Origin of Nidhogg
<Old Norse Níthhǫgg, equivalent to níth evil + hǫgg hewer
Words nearby Nidhogg
niddick, niddle-noddle, NIDDM, nide, nidge, Nidhogg, nidicolous, nidificate, nidifugous, nidify, nid-nod
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Example sentences from the Web for Nidhogg
The squirrel named Ratatosk runs up and down the ash, and seeks to cause strife between the eagle and Nidhogg.
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