Fenris
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fenris
- Alternative form of Fenrir.
- 1996, John Grant, An Introduction to Viking Mythology[1], page 15:
- He will slay Fenris (q.v.), survive Ragnarok and avenge the death of Odin.
- 2000, Vic Parker, Traditional Tales from Norse Lands[2], page 20:
- Finally, Odin caught Fenris the wolf cub and dragged the howling, struggling beast back home to Asgard.
- 2009, Andrew Donskin, Viking Blood: Tor Scaldbane, Scandinavia 1008 AD[3], page 2:
- I wanted to struggle against this beast like Odin fighting Fenris at the end of days, but I knew that like him, I would lose.
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Swedish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fenris m (genitive Fenris)
- Fenrir
- Synonyms: (more common) Fenrisulven, Fenrir