húsfreyja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːs.freiːja/

Noun

húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)

1. housewife, lady of the house

Declension

declension of húsfreyja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húsfreyja	húsfreyjan	húsfreyjur	húsfreyjurnar
accusative	húsfreyju	húsfreyjuna	húsfreyjur	húsfreyjurnar
dative	húsfreyju	húsfreyjunni	húsfreyjum	húsfreyjunum
genitive	húsfreyju	húsfreyjunnar	húsfreyja	húsfreyjanna

Related terms

• húsfrú

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• hýsfreyja

Etymology

hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”)

Noun

húsfreyja f

1. housewife

Descendants

• Icelandic: húsfreyja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: husfrøye
• Old Swedish: husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro
  • Swedish: hustru

References

• Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 352