Freyr
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Freyr
- /ˈfɹeɪə/ UK
- /ˈfɹeɪɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Compare Freya, from the feminine counterpart.
proper noun Frey
- A Vanir god associated with kingship and virility in the North Germanic corpus, in which he rides the shining boar Gullinbursti and wields an antler as a weapon. He is sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr.
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Talk about this word "Freyr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freyr. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Freyr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/freyr "Freyr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freyr.Cite this
@misc{freyr_2026,
title = {Freyr},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freyr},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
