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

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

He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

Over Yggdrasil, as over Asgard, hung the threat of destruction.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton