Vanir
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Vanir
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.
proper noun
- The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
- Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.
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Talk about this word "Vanir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vanir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Vanir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vanir "Vanir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vanir.
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@misc{vanir_2026,
title = {Vanir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vanir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
