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Yggdrasil

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Ygg·dra·sil also Yg·dra·sil  (gdr-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]
n
(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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Noun1.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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