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.
Further reading
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
| 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, 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
- Icelandic: Freyja
- Faroese: Froya
- Norwegian: Frøya
- Swedish: Freja, Fröja
- → English: Freya
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Freya, Freia
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.
Proper noun
Freyja f
- (Norse mythology) Freya (goddess of love)