Freja

See also: freja and Freją

Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freja

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

Declension of Freja

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

Related terms

noun

• Frejr

 

Further reading

• Freja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Fröja

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Freja f (genitive Frejas)

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