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Frøya
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frøya Froya
Norwegian Bokmål
+, Norway
no:+ (kommune)
Etymology 1
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb island municipality co/Trøndelag c/Norway, formerly in nb Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
Etymology 2
From nb non Freyja.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb Norse mythology Freya
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:+ kommune
Etymology 1
Definite form; from nn non Frøy, non Frey f, from nn gem-pro *Frawjō f, from gem-pro *frawjô lord. Also theorised to be from gem-pro *fraaujō big island.
Pronunciation
nn /¹frœʏːa/ Trøndelag
nn /¹frœʏːna/ Nordfjord
Proper noun
nn proper noun f
nn island/and/municipality on the coast of co/Trøndelag c/Norway
nn island dist/Nordfjord co/Sogn og Fjordane c/Norway
Derived terms
nn frøyværing someone from Frøya in Trøndelag
Etymology 2
nn:Gudinna +
From nn non Freyja, from non freyja lady, from nn gem-pro *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
nn /²frœʏːa/ /¹frœʏːa/
Proper noun
nn proper noun f
goddess Freya
nn female
Related terms
nn husfrøye