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Ygg⋅dra⋅sil

[ig-druh-sil, yg-]
–noun Scandinavian Mythology.
an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of which bind together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.
Also, Yg⋅dra⋅sil.
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Ygg·dra·sil also Yg·dra·sil   (ĭg'drə-sĭl, üg'-)   
n.   Mythology
The great ash tree that holds together earth, heaven, and hell by its roots and branches in Norse mythology.

[Old Norse.]
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Yggdrasil 
great tree of the universe, 1770, from O.N. ygdrasill, apparently from Yggr, a name of Odin + drasill "horse."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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