Meaning of FREYA
Pronunciation: | | 'freyu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey |
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| Synonyms: | | Freyja |
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| See Also: | | Norse deity | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Frey"a\ (fr[imac]"[.a]), n. [Icel. Freyja.] (Scand.
Myth.)
The daughter of Nj["o]rd, and goddess of love and beauty; the
Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with
Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct. [Written also {Frea},
{Freyia}, and {Freyja}.]
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| Related Terms: | | Adonis, Aesir, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Astarte, Balder, Bor, Bori, Bragi, Cleopatra, Cupid, Donar, Eros, Forseti, Frey, Freyja, Freyr, Frigg, Frigga, Hebe, Heimdall, Hel, Hertha, Hoenir, houri, Hyperion, Idun, Ing, Ithunn, Kama, Loki, Love, Nanna, Narcissus, Nerthus, Njord, Njorth, Odin, peri, Reimthursen, Sif, Sigyn, the Graces, Thor, Tiu, Tyr, Ull, Ullr, Vali, Vanir, Venus, Venus de Milo, Vidar, Vitharr, Wayland, Weland, Woden, Wotan, Wyrd |
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