Fenre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Fenrir, a shortening of Fenrisulfr, from *fen-hrís-ulfr (“wolf of the fen brushwood”). Another less likely theory is that Fenrir is older and coming from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚨᚾᛁᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*faniʀijaʀ), *ᚠᚨᚾᚨᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*fanaʀijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *faniz, *fanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²fɛ̝n.rə]
• Rhymes: -ɛnrə

Proper noun

Fenre m

1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir, a monstrous wolf, one of Loki’s offspring.

   Synonym: Vånagand

Related terms

• Fenresulven