Freja
See also: freja and Freją
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Proper noun
Freja
- (Norse mythology) Freya.
- a female given name from Old Norse, currently popular
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɛja
- Syllabification: Fre‧ja
Proper noun
Freja f
- (Norse mythology) Freyja (deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr)
- Hypernym: bogini
Declension
Declension of Freja
Related terms
noun
- Frejr
Further reading
- Freja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Fröja
Etymology
From Icelandic Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, Fröja or Fröa would be the expected form. Doublet of the second element in hustru.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Freja f (genitive Frejas)
- (Norse mythology) Freya.
- a female given name from Icelandic, currently popular
Derived terms
- (kenning) Frejas tår (“gold”, literally “tear of Freja”)