Vidofnir

Etymology
Borrowed from or.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A mythological bird (variously, a falcon or a rooster) that inhabits the top of, a tree identified with Yggdrasil; sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.
 * 2) * 2003, William P. Reaves (translator), Viktor Rydberg, Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young, [1887, Viktor Rydberg, Fädernas Gudasaga berättad för Ungdomen], iUniverse, page 203,
 * In the poem Fjölsvinnsmál, which portrays Svipdag's arrival in Asgard, Svipdag asks the guardian by the gate under what condition it would be possible to persuade the subterranean dis Sinmara (the "sinew maimer" Mimir-Nidhad's queen) to surrender the sword she keeps. The guardian replies that Sinmara is gripped by a severe sorrow for which Vidofnir has compassion; she will only be happy again, if a luminous sickle, lying among Vidolfnir′s völnur, is given to her.
 * 1) * 2019, Glenn Searfoss, Cycles of Norse Mythology, Andrews UK (Acorn Books), unnumbered page,
 * "The unbidden visitor can pass their[the wolves Geri and Freki] sleepless watch by offering up two morsels stripped from beneath the wings of the gay cock, Vidofnir. It is a treat they cannot resist; when tossed at their feet it will allow a man to slip by while they eat."
 * 1) * 2019, Glenn Searfoss, Cycles of Norse Mythology, Andrews UK (Acorn Books), unnumbered page,
 * "The unbidden visitor can pass their[the wolves Geri and Freki] sleepless watch by offering up two morsels stripped from beneath the wings of the gay cock, Vidofnir. It is a treat they cannot resist; when tossed at their feet it will allow a man to slip by while they eat."

Usage notes

 * In medieval Norse sources, the bird is named in only two stories:
 * The Eddic poem , where it is named as a bird at the top of, a vast tree usually identified with Yggdrasil, the Norse world tree.
 * 's Eddu-brot, where it is mentioned in passing as a guardian of the gate to Hel.
 * Often identified with (Old Norse: ), a hawk that sits between the eyes of an eagle perched on top of the world tree, Yggdrasil.

Translations

 * French: Vidofnir
 * German: Widofnir, Vidofnir
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ヴィゾフニル, ヴィゾーヴニル, ヴィドフニル, ヴィゾープニル