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Faf•nir



Pronunciation: (fäv'nir, fôv'-), [key]
n. Scand. Myth.
a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.

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