húsfreyja
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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