Freyja
English
/ˈfɹeɪə/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and ðseiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field óFólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja (mistress, lady) derived from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (lady, mistress).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frawjǭ
Gloss
lady, mistress
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
婦
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *proHwo- Proto-Indo-European
- *prōw- Proto-Indo-European
- Freyja Portuguese
- *frawjǭ Proto-Germanic
- Freja Swedish
- Frae Irish
- Freyja Old Norse
- freyja Old Norse
- frouva Old Norse
- frú Old Norse
- Freja Danish
- Freyja Icelandic
- frouwa Old High German
- Froya Faroese
- *frōwa Old Dutch
- frouwa Old Dutch
- vrouweken Middle Low German
- frua Old Saxon
- frūa Old Saxon
- Frøya Norwegian