World-ash
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: World-ash is a noun meaning (Norse mythology and Germanic paganism) Yggdrasil.
Meaning
(Norse mythology and Germanic paganism) Yggdrasil.
Example Sentences
This eventuality would not be surprising if the world ash was, at the time, a small young tree.
Ash is a strongly runic tree by implication, the world-ash Yggdrasil being the tree from which Odin hung in order to obatin the runes.
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