Freyja
See also: freyja
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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 readingEdit
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Freyja f
- (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
- a female given name
DeclensionEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Proper nounEdit
Freyja f (genitive Freyju)
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: Freyja
- Faroese: Froya
- Norwegian: Frøya
- Danish: Freja
- Swedish: Freja, Fröja
- → English: Freya
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.
Proper nounEdit
Freyja f