Fenresulven

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Fenrisulfr, from *fen-hrís-ulfr (“wolf of the fen brushwood”), equivalent of fen-ris-ulv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²fɛ̝n.rə.sʊl.ʋən], [²fɛ̝n.rə.sʊɽ.ʋən]

Proper noun

Fenresulven m (indefinite Fenresulv)

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

Related terms

• Fenre