Fenrir

[ fen-rir ]

/ ˈfɛn rɪr /

a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.

Also called Fen·ris-wolf

[fen-ris-woo lf] /ˈfɛn rɪsˌwʊlf/.

Example sentences from the Web for fenrir

Fenrir and Sigyn were still obediently inside the doorway, almost frantic with desire to rejoin him.

Space Prison |Tom Godwin
The wolf Fenrir is annihilation; he was destined to swallow the chief of the gods at Ragnark.

The Heroes of Asgard |Annie Keary
Fenrir the Wolf might not be seized upon by any of the Æsir.

The Children of Odin |Padraic Colum
Fenrir grew so large that the gods were afraid of him and had him chained up.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various

He stepped to Fenrir and laid his left hand before those tremendous jaws.

The Children of Odin |Padraic Colum

Fenrir

/ (ˈfɛnrɪə) /

Norse myth an enormous wolf, fathered by Loki, which killed Odin