Fenrir

English

Alternative forms

• Fenris, Fenriswolf

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĕn′rîr
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛn.ɹɪə/

Proper noun

Fenrir

1. (Norse mythology) 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.
   • 2001, John Lindow, Handbook of Norse Mythology, ABC-CLIO, page 113:

     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.

   • 2009, Sarah Bartlett, The Mythology Bible, Sterling Publishing Co., page 294:

     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."

   • 2011, Nick Redfern, “Phantom Hounds of the Woods”, in Brad Steiger, editor, Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside, Visible Ink Press, page 46:

     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.

2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Usage notes

Fenrir is mentioned in both the Poetic and the Prose Edda. (See Fenrir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Synonyms

• (monstrous wolf of Norse mythology): Fenris Wolf, Fenrisulfr, Wolf of Fenrir

Translations

mythical wolf

• Bulgarian: Фенрир m (Fenrir)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芬里厄 (Fēnlǐ'è)

• Danish: Fenris, Fenrisulven, ulven Fenris
• Esperanto: Fenriro
• Georgian: ფენრირი (penriri)
• German: Fenriswolf (de) m, Fenrir m
• Greek: Φένριρ m (Fénrir)
• Icelandic: Fenrisúlfur m
• Japanese: フェンリル (ja) (Fenriru)
• Korean: 펜리르 (pellireu)
• Latvian: Fenrirs m
• Lithuanian: Fenris m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Fenrisulven m

  Nynorsk: Fenre m Fenresulven m

• Old Norse: Hróðvitnir, Vánagandr
• Russian: Фе́нрир m (Fénrir)
• Swedish: Fenrisulven m, Fenrir (sv) m, Fenris m
• Thai: เฟนรีร์ (fayn-ree)
• Ukrainian: Фенрір m (Fenrir)

See also

• Gleipnir

Further reading

• “Fenrir”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Fenrir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “Fenrir” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “Fenrir”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Ferrin

German

Proper noun

Fenrir m (proper noun, strong, genitive Fenrirs)

1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir

   Synonym: Fenriswolf

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fenˈriɾ/ [fẽnˈriɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: Fen‧rir

Proper noun

Fenrir m

1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir

Swedish

Proper noun

Fenrir m (genitive Fenrirs)

1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir

   Synonyms: (more common) Fenrisulven, Fenris

2. (astronomy) Fenrir (a moon of Saturn)