Freja
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Proper noun edit
Freja
- (Norse mythology) Freya.
- a female given name from Old Norse, currently popular
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Freja f
- (Norse mythology) Freyja (deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr)
- Hypernym: bogini
Declension edit
Declension of Freja
Related terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- Freja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Icelandic Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, Fröja or Fröa would be the expected form. Doublet of the second element in hustru.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Freja f (genitive Frejas)
- (Norse mythology) Freya.
- a female given name from Icelandic, currently popular