Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenrir

/ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: fen-rir
IPA: /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A moon of Saturn.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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.""
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/
British English: /ˈfɛn.ɹɪə/

Inflected Forms

Fenris (alternative) Fenriswolf (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Gleipnir

Synonyms

Fenris Wolf Fenrisulfr Wolf of Fenrir

Questions

How do you pronounce fenrir?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/.
What does fenrir mean?: 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.
Where does fenrir come from?: Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”).

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