Fenrir


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Fenrir

(ˈfɛnrɪə) ,

Fenris

or

Fenriswolf

n
(Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth an enormous wolf, fathered by Loki, which killed Odin
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Noun1.Fenrir - (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin
Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
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