Fenrir

English + (moon) Alternative forms en Fenris Fenriswolf Etymology en non Fenrir fen-dweller, non Fenrisúlfr Fenris wolf. Pronunciation fĕn′rîr en /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/ GA en /ˈfɛn.ɹɪə/ RP Proper noun en 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. en 2001 John Lindow Handbook of Norse Mythology w:ABC-CLIO https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9-3hfVpdks8C&pg=PA113&dq=%22Fenrir%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik4NfItLTbAhUHFHwKHbgGCxcQ6AEIQzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Fenrir%22&f=false 113 Lokasenna, stanzas 37-40, comprise an exchange between Týr and Loki. Loki boasts that Fenrir tore off Týr's arm; Týr responds that although he may be missing his hand, Loki is missing Hródrsvitnir, that is, the famous wolf, Fenrir. en 2009 Sarah Bartlett The Mythology Bible Sterling Publishing Co. https://books.google.com.au/books?id=J7-QIwk7ezkC&pg=PA294&dq=%22Fenrir%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik4NfItLTbAhUHFHwKHbgGCxcQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=%22Fenrir%22&f=false 294 Feared and misunderstood, Fenrir was the bringer of doom to the gods and was known as "an axe-age, a sword-age, a wind-age, a wolf-age before the wrecking of the world." en 2011 Nick Redfern Phantom Hounds of the Woods Brad Steiger Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside Visible Ink Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tJ8xFBhzjHEC&pg=PA46&dq=%22Fenrir%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik4NfItLTbAhUHFHwKHbgGCxcQ6AEIwgEwHQ#v=onepage&q=%22Fenrir%22&f=false 46 It is my own opinion that the Black Shuck is another manifestation of Fenrir, the large and terrible wolf, who is the eldest child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. en astronomy A moon of Saturn. Usage notes Fenrir is mentioned in both the Poetic Edda Poetic and the Prose Edda. (See Fenrir#Attestations) Synonyms monstrous wolf of Norse mythology en Fenris Wolf, en Fenrisulfr, Wolf of Fenrir Translations mythical wolf Bulgarian: bg Фенрир m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 芬里厄 Fēnlǐ'è Danish: da Fenris, da Fenrisulven, da ulven Fenris Esperanto: eo Fenriro Georgian: ka ფენრირი German: de Fenriswolf m, de Fenrir m Greek: el Φένριρ m Icelandic: is Fenrisúlfur m Japanese: ja フェンリル Fenriru Korean: ko 펜리르 Latvian: lv Fenrirs m Lithuanian: lt Fenris m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Fenrisulven m Nynorsk: nn Fenre m nn Fenresulven m Old Norse: non Hróðvitnir, non Vánagandr Russian: ru Фе́нрир m Swedish: sv Fenrisulven m, sv Fenrir m, sv Fenris m Thai: th เฟนรีร์ fayn-ree Ukrainian: uk Фенрір m See also en Gleipnir Further reading Anagrams en efinrr Ferrin en Moons of Saturn German Proper noun m de Norse mythology Fenrir de Fenriswolf Old Norse Etymology Usually thought to have come from non fen fen, thus meaning "fen-dweller". This leaves the non -rir suffix unexplained, which does not occur in any other words. An alternative proposal derives it from a hypothetical non *fenr food z-stem -ir agent/associative suffix, thus meaning "feeder". The base non *fenr would derive from gem-pro *fenaz ~ *finiz-, from ine-pro *pen-. Cognates would include la penus food, lt penė́ti to feed. Proper noun m non Norse mythology Fenrir non Fenrisúlfr Inflection Fenr sing-indef Descendants en Fenrir 1 Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun m es Norse mythology en Fenrir es Mythological creatures Mythology Swedish sv: Etymology sv non Fenrir fen-dweller, non Fenrisúlfr Fenris wolf. Proper noun m sv Norse mythology en Fenrir sv Fenrisulven more common Fenris sv astronomy en Fenrir (a moon of Saturn)