Vidofnir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mythological bird (variously, a falcon or a rooster) that inhabits the top of Mímameiðr, a tree identified with Yggdrasil; sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.

Word forms

Vidofnir

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Víðópnir or Víðófnir.

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