Freja

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See also: freja and Freją

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Proper noun[edit]

Freja

  1. (Norse mythology) Freya.
  2. a female given name from Old Norse, currently popular

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛja
  • Syllabification: Fre‧ja

Proper noun[edit]

Freja f

  1. (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[edit]

Declension of Freja
singular
nominative Freja
genitive Frei
dative Frei
accusative Freję
instrumental Freją
locative Frei
vocative Frejo

Related terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • Freja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Icelandic Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, Fröja or Fröa would be the expected form. Doublet of the second element in hustru.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Proper noun[edit]

Freja f (genitive Frejas)

  1. (Norse mythology) Freya.
  2. a female given name from Icelandic, currently popular
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