Get to know Fenrir better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Fenrir in a sentence
Fenrir meaning
- A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok.
- A moon of Saturn.
Synonyms of Fenrir
Using Fenrir
- The main meaning on this page is: A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok. | A moon of Saturn.
- Useful related words include: mythical being.
- In the example corpus, fenrir often appears in combinations such as: that fenrir, fenrir was, and fenrir.
Context around Fenrir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fenrir
- In this selection, "fenrir" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grips, apart, killing, swallows, loosened and once stand out and add context to how "fenrir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and defeat fenrir during ragnarok and and give fenrir food. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fenrir" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fenrir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fenrir allowed them to place the fetter. (7 words)
Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature. (13 words)
At Fenrir's first kick the bind snapped, and Fenrir loosened himself from Leyding. (14 words)
Fenrir appears in modern literature in the poem "Om Fenrisulven og Tyr" (1819) by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (collected in Nordens Guder), the novel Der Fenriswolf by K. H. Strobl, and Til kamp mod dødbideriet (1974) by E. K. Reich and E. Larsen. (42 words)
Fenrir considered that the fetter was very strong, yet also that his strength had grown since he broke Leyding, yet that he would have to take some risks if he were to become famous. (34 words)
Along with the many pups in attendance were Alexis Gomez from Fenrir Kennels providing training demonstrations, and vendors PetSmart and Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center with treats and information available to dog owners. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fenrir swallows Odin, though immediately afterward his son Víðarr kicks his foot into Fenrir's lower jaw, grips Fenrir's upper jaw, and rips apart Fenrir's mouth, killing Fenrir.
At Fenrir's first kick the bind snapped, and Fenrir loosened himself from Leyding.
Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects, and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology.
Gangleri asks High why, since the gods could only expect destruction from Fenrir, they did not simply kill Fenrir once he was bound.
However, the Æsir brought up the wolf "at home", and only Týr had the courage to approach Fenrir, and give Fenrir food.
The gods asked Fenrir to try the new fetter, and that should he break this feat of engineering, Fenrir would achieve great fame for his strength.
The gods noticed that Fenrir was growing rapidly every day, and since all prophecies foretold that Fenrir was destined to cause them harm, the gods formed a plan.
When Fenrir kicked, Gleipnir caught tightly, and the more Fenrir struggled, the stronger the band grew.
The game's lore is based on Norse mythology where the player is Nora, a valkyrie who is destined to help Odin and defeat Fenrir during Ragnarok.
Blake has a young team of mostly 2-year-old dogs, besides his leaders Eagle and Fenrir.
Along with the many pups in attendance were Alexis Gomez from Fenrir Kennels providing training demonstrations, and vendors PetSmart and Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center with treats and information available to dog owners.
At Fenrir's side, Jörmungandr sprays venom throughout the air and the sea.sfn During all of this, the sky splits into two.
At the same time, Fenrir, eyes and nostrils spraying flames, charges forward with his mouth wide open, his upper jaw reaching to the heavens, his lower jaw touching the earth.
Everyone refused to place their hand in Fenrir's mouth until Týr put out his right hand and placed it into the wolf's jaws.
Fenrir allowed them to place the fetter.
Fenrir appears in modern literature in the poem "Om Fenrisulven og Tyr" (1819) by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (collected in Nordens Guder), the novel Der Fenriswolf by K. H. Strobl, and Til kamp mod dødbideriet (1974) by E. K. Reich and E. Larsen.
Fenrir considered that the fetter was very strong, yet also that his strength had grown since he broke Leyding, yet that he would have to take some risks if he were to become famous.
Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature.
Fenrir "howled horribly," saliva ran from his mouth, and this saliva formed the river Ván (Old Norse "hope").
Fenrir judged that it was not beyond his strength, and so let the gods do what they wanted with it.
Common combinations with fenrir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: