húsfreyja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːs.freiːja/

Noun

húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)

  1. housewife, lady of the house

Declension

Declension of húsfreyja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative húsfreyja húsfreyjan húsfreyjur húsfreyjurnar
accusative húsfreyju húsfreyjuna húsfreyjur húsfreyjurnar
dative húsfreyju húsfreyjunni húsfreyjum húsfreyjunum
genitive húsfreyju húsfreyjunnar húsfreyja húsfreyjanna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hýsfreyja

Etymology

hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”)

Noun

húsfreyja f

  1. housewife

Descendants

  • Icelandic: húsfreyja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: husfrøye
  • Old Swedish: husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro

Further reading

  • Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 352
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