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Nidhogg

Nidhogg proper noun: a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.

Proper noun

Nidhogg

  1. (Norse) a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.

Origin of Nidhogg

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Níðhǫggr (“Malice Striker”).

Questions about Nidhogg

What does Nidhogg mean?
Nidhogg means a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.
What part of speech is Nidhogg?
Nidhogg is a proper noun.

Words near Nidhogg in the dictionary

  1. nidget
  2. nidgeting
  3. nidgets
  4. nidging
  5. Nidhi
  6. Nidhogg
  7. nidi
  8. nidicolous
  9. nidiculous
  10. Nidiffer
  11. Nidiffers

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