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

(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

(Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
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, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freyja f (genitive Freyju)

(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

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

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