Summary
The dossier reparses Yggdrasill as ʿ-q-d “bind” + d-r-s “study” + ʾ-l “god,” making the world-tree a bond of divine knowledge. The narrative anchor is real—its branches join worlds and its roots reach wisdom—but the sound laws do not derive Ygg- from ʿ-q-d, while native Yggr “Odin” + drasill “horse” explains the whole compound as “Odin's horse,” the gallows-tree. The grade is د. (المصدر: raw/norse/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_النوردية.md؛ raw/norse/مقارنة_بنيوية_بين_الراغناروك_والطوفان.md؛ raw/cross-cutting/sound-change-laws.md)
Attested Forms
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿaqada / عَقَدَ | bind, tie, join |
| Arabic | darasa / دَرَسَ | study, learn |
| Semitic | ʾīl / إيل | god |
| Old Norse | Yggr + drasill | Odin's epithet + horse |
Sound Changes
Laryngeal loss can remove initial ʿ, and q may become k/c outside Semitic, but the reference file gives no q→g rule and does not explain the initial y or doubled g. The internal dras- / d-r-s resemblance is closer but still lacks a route. (المصدر: raw/cross-cutting/sound-change-laws.md)
Entities Using This Root
- Yggdrasil — world-tree and axis mundi.
- Odin — Yggr and the hanging narrative.
- Mimir's Well — wisdom-source beneath the tree.
- Nidhogg — gnawer at the roots.
Semantic Evolution
Binding → cosmic linkage; study → stored wisdom; divine title → sacred axis. The semantic composition describes the tree, but the exact native compound prevents it from serving as historical etymology. (المصدر: raw/norse/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_النوردية.md)