freyja

See also: Freyja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (“lady”). Cognate with Old English frēo, frōwe, Old Frisian frowe, Old Saxon frūa, Old High German frouwa.

Noun

freyja f

  1. lady
  • Freyja (goddess, literally “Lady”)
  • húsfreyja (“housewife”, literally “house-lady”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: freyja
  • Old Swedish: -prea
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