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