# Yggdrasil

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/ · frequency rank #66,420

## Definitions
1. An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

## Source
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