húsfreyja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)
- housewife, lady of the house
Declension edit
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 edit
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”)
Noun edit
húsfreyja f
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: húsfreyja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: husfrøye
- Old Swedish: husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro
- Swedish: hustru
References edit
- Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 352