Yggdrasil
//ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds. Norse
"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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
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”).
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