Ygg·dra·sil also Yg·dra·sil ( g dr -sl, üg-)n. Mythology The great ash tree that holds together earth, heaven, and hell by its roots and branches in Norse mythology. [Old Norse.] |
Yggdrasil, Ygdrasil, Igdrasil [ˈɪgdrəsɪl]
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(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth the ash tree that was thought to overshadow the whole world, binding together earth, heaven, and hell with its roots and branches
[Old Norse (probably meaning: Uggr's horse), from Uggr a name of Odin, from yggr, uggr frightful + drasill horse, of obscure origin]
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| Noun | 1. | Yggdrasil - (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
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