Freyja

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Freyja

/ˈfɹeɪə/

Sounds like Freyr (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -eɪə

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

proper noun Freya

Norse A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

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@misc{freyja_2026,
  title = {Freyja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freyja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}