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Yggdrasil

/ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/

Yggdrasil proper noun: an immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

yggdrasil: an immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds
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Proper noun

Yggdrasil

  1. (Norse) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.
    • Yet it is not easy to pluck out the heart of its mystery; and the descriptions of certain ancient representatives of Yggdrasil do not lessen the difficulty.1863, The London Quarterly Review, volumes 113-114, page 117
    • With nostrils and legs akimbo, she towered over him like some human Yggdrasill, blotting out the sun.1963, Spike Milligan, chapter 1, in Puckoon, page 1

Yggdrasil meaning in Tamil and Persian

Yggdrasil in Tamil

மும்மை சால்மரம்

Yggdrasil in Persian

the world tree in Norse mythology
اوگدراسیل

Examples of Yggdrasil in a sentence

  • In Norse mythology, for example, the World Tree, or Yggdrasil, connected the nine existences that straddled the worlds of gods and men with its mighty roots.2007, Bob Curran, Ian Daniels, Walking with the Green Man: Father of the Forest, Spirit of Nature, page 66:
  • “Yggdrasil!” Gudbjartur's voice was filled with awe.2007, J. A. Hunsinger, The Settlers: An Axe of Iron Novel, page 333:

Forms of Yggdrasil

alternative formYggdrasill

Origin of Yggdrasil

Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

Questions about Yggdrasil

What does Yggdrasil mean?
Yggdrasil means an immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.
What is Yggdrasil in Tamil?
Yggdrasil in Tamil is மும்மை சால்மரம். See Yggdrasil meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Yggdrasil in a sentence?
In Norse mythology, for example, the World Tree, or Yggdrasil, connected the nine existences that straddled the worlds of gods and men with its mighty roots.
What part of speech is Yggdrasil?
Yggdrasil is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yggdrasil?
Yggdrasil is pronounced /ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/.

Words near Yggdrasil in the dictionary

  1. ygapo
  2. ygapos
  3. ygbfkm
  4. Ygdrasyl
  5. YGG
  6. Yggdrasil
  7. Yggdrasill
  8. yglaunst
  9. Yglesias
  10. Yglesiases
  11. ygm

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Yggdrasil (page history and authors); yggdrasil (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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