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Yggdrasil

yggd·ra·sil

UK/ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/ rare

noun

1.

(Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and heaven and hell together

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Origin

Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

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