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Freyja
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freyja
English
right|thumb|Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.
Alternative forms
en Freya
Etymology
Borrowed from en non Freyja, from non freyja lady, from en gem-pro *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɹeɪə/
en eɪə 2
en Freyr non-rhotic
Proper noun
en Norse goddess 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
Icelandic
is:
Etymology
From is non Freyja, from non freyja lady, from is gem-pro *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
is eiːja 2
Proper noun
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is Norse mythology en Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
is female
Declension
f
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From non freyja lady, from non gem-pro *frawjǭ.
Proper noun
f Freyju
non Gods non Norse mythology Freya, goddess associated with sex, death, and magic see Freyja
Descendants
is Freyja
fo Froya
no Frøya
da Freja
da Fridlefsborg 1
sv Freja Fröja
sv Froijenborg Floyenborg 1
1 en Freya
non Norse deities
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Freya Freia
Etymology
pt :bor non:Freyja + 1
Proper noun
f
pt Norse mythology Freya goddess associated with sex, death, and magic