NIDHOGG

Meaning of NIDHOGG in English

/need"hawg'/ , n. Scand. Myth.

a serpent in Niflheim who gnaws upon the lowermost root of Yggdrasil.

Also, Nidhug /need"hueg/ .

[ Níthhogg, equiv. to níth evil + hogg hewer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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