Freyja

See also: freyja

English

Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

Alternative forms

• Freya

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹeɪə/

Proper noun

Freyja

1. (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

• Freyja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreiːja/

  Rhymes: -eiːja

Proper noun

Freyja f (proper noun, genitive singular Freyju)

1. (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Freyja (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Freyja
accusative	Freyju
dative	Freyju
genitive	Freyju

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Etymology

From freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Proper noun

Freyja f (genitive Freyju)

1. (Norse mythology) Freya, goddess associated with sex, death, and magic (see Freyja)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Freyja
• Faroese: Froya
• Norwegian: Frøya
• Danish: Freja
• ⇒ Danish: Fridlefsborg
• Swedish: Freja, Fröja
• ⇒ Swedish: Froijenborg, Floyenborg
• → English: Freya

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Freya, Freia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freya (goddess associated with sex, death, and magic)