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Definition of Fenrir
1. Noun. (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin.
Definition of Fenrir
1. Proper noun. (Norse mythology) A monstrous wolf, son of Loki; will remain bound by the gods until Ragnarok, the end of the world. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fenrir
Literary usage of Fenrir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Heroes of Asgard by Annie Keary (1907)
"THE BINDING OF Fenrir. CHAPTER I. How the air of Gladsheim works on a wolfish
... I HOPE you have not forgotten what I told you of Fenrir, Loki's fierce ..."
2. The Home of the Eddic Poems: With Especial Reference to the Helgi-lays by Sophus Bugge (1899)
"I have endeavoured to show that the statements regarding the wolf Fenrir arose
under the ... In accordance with this theory, I believe that the name Fenrir, ..."
3. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1884)
"He does not say what Fenrir is. All this is mere guessing, and I will turn now
to some of the characteristic German myths. In the Ragnarok or twilight of ..."
4. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1884)
"He does not say what Fenrir is. All this is mere -guessing, and I will turn now
to some of the characteristic German myths. In the Ragnarok or twilight of ..."
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