Freyja
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See also: freyja
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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 reading
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Freyja f
- (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
- a female given name
Declension
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Proper noun
[edit]Freyja f (genitive Freyju)
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: Freyja
- Faroese: Froya
- Norwegian: Frøya
- Danish: Freja
- ⇒ Danish: Fridlefsborg
- Swedish: Freja, Fröja
- ⇒ Swedish: Froijenborg, Floyenborg
- → English: Freya
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.
Proper noun
[edit]Freyja f
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