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FAFNIR
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• FAFNIR (noun)
The noun FAFNIR has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
Familiarity information: FAFNIR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
dragon; firedrake (a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
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