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Níðhǫggr
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Old Norse
Etymology
From non níð shame; enmity, hatred hǫggr hewer, striker, cutter. The second element is the agent of the verb non hǫggva to hew.
Proper noun
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non Norse mythology a dragon who eats the roots of the Ash of Yggdrasill and torments those who died in shame
Inflection
Níðhǫgg sing-indef
Descendants
nn Nidhogg
fo Niðhøggur
en Nidhogg 1