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

(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.

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfreiːja/
Rhymes: -eiːja

Proper noun

Freyja f

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

Declension

declension of Freyja

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
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, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freyja f

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

Descendants

English: Freya
Faroese: Froya

Icelandic: Freyja
Norwegian: Frøya
Swedish: Freja, Fröja

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Freya, Freia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.

Proper noun

Freyja f

(Norse mythology) Freya (goddess of love)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.