freyja

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (“lady”). Cognate with Old English frēo, frōwe, Old Frisian frowe, Old Saxon frūa, Old High German frouwa.

Noun

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freyja f

  1. lady
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  • Freyja (goddess, literally “Lady”)
  • húsfreyja (“housewife”, literally “house-lady”)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: freyja
  • Old Swedish: -prea
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