Freyja

See also: freyja

English
Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪə/

Proper noun

Freyja

  1. (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

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfreiːja/
    Rhymes: -eiːja

Proper noun

Freyja f

  1. (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic
  2. 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

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freyja f (genitive Freyju)

  1. (Norse mythology) Freya, goddess associated with sex, death, and magic (see Freyja)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Freyja
  • Faroese: Froya
  • Norwegian: Frøya
  • Danish: Freja
  • Swedish: Freja, Fröja
  • → English: Freya

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja.

Proper noun

Freyja f

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