Yggdrasil

or Yg·dra·sil

[ ig-druh-sil, yg- ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of which bind together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.

Yggdrasil

/ ˈɪɡdrəsɪl /

noun

1. Norse myth the ash tree that was thought to overshadow the whole world, binding together earth, heaven, and hell with its roots and branches

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yggdrasil¹

Old Norse (probably meaning: Uggr's horse), from Uggr a name of Odin, from yggr, uggr frightful + drasill horse, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The poem further mentions how the three Norns resided underneath Yggdrasil,the cosmic tree that holds the universe and its realms.

From Realm of History

Hel, who dwelt under one of the three roots of the sacred ash Yggdrasil, was the daughter of the wicked Loki.

From Project Gutenberg

A wonderful tree, named “Yggdrasil,” connected all the worlds.

From Project Gutenberg

A still grander mythical synthesis was the representation of the whole world under the form of the sacred ash tree Yggdrasil.

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The Norns, three sisters, also lived at the roots of Yggdrasil, and were careful to see that it was watered every day.

From Project Gutenberg

She was a child of Loki and the giantess Angurboda, and dwelt beneath the roots of the sacred ash, Yggdrasil.

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