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Fenris

Fenris is the alternative form of Fenrir.

Meaning of Fenrir

Proper noun

Fenrir

  1. (Norse) 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.
    • 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.2001, John Lindow, Handbook of Norse Mythology, ABC-CLIO, page 113
    Synonyms:
    Fenris Wolf, Fenrisulfr, Wolf of Fenrir
  2. A moon of Saturn.

Origin of Fenris

Borrowed from Swedish Fenris.

Words formed from Fenris

Questions about Fenris

What is Fenris the alternative form of?
Fenris is the alternative form of Fenrir.

Words near Fenris in the dictionary

  1. fenpyroximate
  2. fenquizone
  3. Fenrehaa
  4. fenretinide
  5. Fenrir
  6. Fenris
  7. Fenrismance
  8. Fenrismancer
  9. Fenrismancers
  10. fens
  11. fensible

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Fenris (page history and authors); Fenrir (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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