yggdrasil

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Japanese "Pheng" and "Kirni"; the "wise and ancient Bird" which sits upon the ash-tree yggdrasil, and the dragons, griffins, basilisks, etc. of the Middle Ages.

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  1. (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together

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  • Japanese "Pheng" and "Kirni"; the "wise and ancient Bird" which sits upon the ash-tree yggdrasil, and the dragons, griffins, basilisks, etc. of the Middle Ages. —  Arabian nights. English
 

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