Freyja
See also: freyja
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Freyja
- (Norse mythology) A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.
Further reading edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Freyja f
- (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
- a female given name
Declension edit
declension of Freyja
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Freyja | Freyjan | Freyjur | Freyjurnar |
accusative | Freyju | Freyjuna | Freyjur | Freyjurnar |
dative | Freyju | Freyjunni | Freyjum | Freyjunum |
genitive | Freyju | Freyjunnar | Freyja | Freyjanna |
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Proper noun edit
Freyja f (genitive Freyju)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: Freyja
- Faroese: Froya
- Norwegian: Frøya
- Danish: Freja
- ⇒ Danish: Fridlefsborg
- Swedish: Freja, Fröja
- ⇒ Swedish: Froijenborg, Floyenborg
- → English: Freya
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.
Proper noun edit
Freyja f