word
Mythology
Yggdrasil
IG-druh-sil
ˈɪɡdrəsɪlListen
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Syllable breakdown
Yggdrasil
Dictionary meaning
The immense sacred ash tree in Norse cosmology that connects the nine worlds; the axis mundi around which all existence is arranged.
History and origin
Old Norse — possibly 'Ygg's (Odin's) horse', a kenning for the gallows.
Common mispronunciations
ig-DRAY-silig-DRAS-il
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