"Yggdrasill" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: Yggr (“the terrifying one; Odin”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” is a poetic expression for gallows, referring to the story of Odin hanging himself on the tree for nine nights. Etymology templates: {{af|non|Yggr|drasill||t1=the terrifying one; Odin|t2=steed}} Yggr (“the terrifying one; Odin”) + drasill (“steed”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Yggdrasill m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Yggdrasill m
  1. an unclear word, only occurring in the genitive in a fixed expression Tags: masculine Derived forms: askr Yggdrasils (english: the ash of Yggdrasill; the world tree)
    Sense id: en-Yggdrasill-non-name-qcFJoYuW Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

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        }
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      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Yggdrasil, Yggdrasel"
    },
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