English Explanatory Dictionary

draugr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An undead creature from Norse mythology, an animated corpse that inhabits its grave, often guarding buried treasure.
name
  1. A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)

Word forms

draugr draugrs draugar draug

Etymology

From draugr, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.

Synonyms

PSR B1257+12 A PSR B1257+12 b
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