Angrboda
[ ahng-ger-boh-duh, -baw- ]
/ ˈɑŋ gərˌboʊ də, -ˌbɔ- /
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
a giantess who was the mother of Loki's children, Fenrir and Hel, and also of the Midgard serpent.
Origin of Angrboda
< Old Norse
Angrbotha literally, one who announces misfortune, equivalent to
angr misfortune +
botha to announce
Example sentences from the Web for angrboda
No other names compounded with boda occur in Norse literature than Aurboda and Angrboda.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 |Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.