Fenrir

== English == === Alternative forms === Fenris, Fenriswolf === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”). === Pronunciation === enPR: fĕn′rîr (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛn.ɹɪə/ === Proper noun === Fenrir (Norse mythology) A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn. ==== Usage notes ==== Fenrir is mentioned in both the Poetic and the Prose Edda. (See Fenrir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) ==== Synonyms ==== (monstrous wolf of Norse mythology): Fenris Wolf, Fenrisulfr, Wolf of Fenrir ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Gleipnir === Further reading === “Fenrir”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Fenrir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “Fenrir”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 “Fenrir”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Ferrin == German == === Proper noun === Fenrir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Fenrirs) (Norse mythology) Fenrir Synonym: Fenriswolf == Old Norse == === Etymology === Usually thought to have come from fen (“fen”), thus meaning "fen-dweller". This leaves the -rir suffix unexplained, which does not occur in any other words. An alternative proposal derives it from a hypothetical *fenr (“food”, z-stem) +‎ -ir (agent/associative suffix), thus meaning "feeder". The base *fenr would derive from Proto-Germanic *fenaz ~ *finiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *pen-. Cognates would include Latin penus (“food”), Lithuanian penė́ti (“to feed”). === Proper noun === Fenrir m (Norse mythology) Fenrir Synonym: Fenrisúlfr ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Fenrir == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fenˈriɾ/ [fẽnˈriɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: Fen‧rir === Proper noun === Fenrir m (Norse mythology) Fenrir == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”). === Proper noun === Fenrir m (genitive Fenrirs) (Norse mythology) Fenrir Synonyms: (more common) Fenrisulven, Fenris (astronomy) Fenrir (a moon of Saturn)