noun
(Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin
• Topics: ↑Norse mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
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/fen"rir/, n. Scand. Myth.
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar. Also called Fenris-wolf /fen"ris woolf'/.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.