Fenresulven

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Fenrisulfr, from *fen-hrís-ulfr (“wolf of the fen brushwood”), equivalent of fen-ris-ulv.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [²fɛ̝n.rə.sʊl.ʋən], [²fɛ̝n.rə.sʊɽ.ʋən]

Proper noun

Fenresulven m (indefinite Fenresulv)

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir, a monstrous wolf, one of Loki’s offspring.
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