Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nidhogg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: nid-hogg
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Níðhǫggr (“Malice Striker”).

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does nidhogg mean?: a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.
Where does nidhogg come from?: Learned borrowing from Old Norse Níðhǫggr (“Malice Striker”).

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