Yggdrasil

American  

[ig-druh-sil, yg-] / ˈɪg drə sɪl, ˈüg- /

Or Ygdrasil

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

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

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Yggdrasil British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Yggdrasil

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

Example Sentences

But their hegemonic control over the many-branched Yggdrasil of pop entertainment is starting to bug me.

From Salon • May 5, 2011

The ash tree Yggdrasil is a mighty ash tree, the most perfect and beautiful of all trees: also the largest.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Bobby asked him to bring bottles of fresh-squeezed carrot juice from Yggdrasil; if the health food store didn’t have it available, Olafsson was to buy juice imported from Germany.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

They tend the well, and make sure that the roots of Yggdrasil are covered with mud and cared for.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

It bubbles up from deep in the ground, and it feeds Yggdrasil, the world-tree.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman