Freya
pronunciation
How to pronounce Freya in British English:
UK ['freiə(r)]
How to pronounce Freya in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
Word Origin
- Freya
- goddess of sexual love and beauty in Norse mythology, from Old Norse Freyja, which is related to Old English frea "lord;" Old Saxon frua, Middle Dutch vrouwe "woman, wife," German Frau; see frau).Frigga is usually considered the goddess of married love; Freya, the goddess of love, the northern Venus. Actually, Frigga is of the Aesir family of Scandinavian myth; Freya, of the Vanir family; the two lines of belief merged, and the two goddesses are sometimes fused, and sometimes confused. [Joseph T. Shipley, "The Origins of English Words," 1984]
Example
- 1. Freya , I want her alive.do you understand ?