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YGGDRASIL

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Overview

YGGDRASIL (noun)
  The noun YGGDRASIL has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell togetherplay

  Familiarity information: YGGDRASIL used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


YGGDRASIL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ygdrasil; Yggdrasil

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

ash; ash tree (any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)


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