husfrøye

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse húsfreyja (húspreyja), from hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”). Doublet of husbreie (“thunder”).

Noun

husfrøye f (definite singular husfrøya, indefinite plural husfrøyer, definite plural husfrøyene)

1. (obsolete) a wife, housewife

Usage notes

The word is found in various old lexicons in the forms husbrei, husbreia and hesprey.

References

• “Husfrøya” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring