Freja

See also: freja

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
noun
  • Frejr

Further reading
  • Freja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Freja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • Fröja

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Freja c (genitive Frejas)

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