husfrøye
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse húsfreyja (húspreyja), from hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”). Doublet of husbreie (“thunder”).
Noun
[edit]husfrøye f (definite singular husfrøya, indefinite plural husfrøyer, definite plural husfrøyene)
Usage notes
[edit]The word is found in various old lexicons in the forms husbrei, husbreia and hesprey.
References
[edit]- “Husfrøya” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring