Freyja

See also: freyja

English

Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹeɪə/

Proper noun

Freyja

1. (Norse mythology) The goddess of love, fertility, beauty and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in her heavenly abode of Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose chariot is drawn by cats.

Further reading

• Freyja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreiːja/

  Rhymes: -eiːja

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, goddess of love and fertility
2. a female given name

Declension

declension of Freyja

f-w1	singular		plural
	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

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freya, goddess of love and fertility (see Freyja)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Freyja
• Faroese: Froya
• Norwegian: Frøya
• Swedish: Freja, Fröja
• → English: Freya

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Freya, Freia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freya (goddess of love)