Freyr

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UK/ˈfɹeɪə/US/ˈfɹeɪɚ/

proper noun

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.

OriginOld Norse Freyr ← Proto-Germanic *frawjô →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Frey

  1. Norsehuman sciencesA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*frawjô“lord”
  2. Old NorseFreyr
  3. EnglishFreyr

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Compare Freya, from the feminine counterpart.

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Translations

French Freyr
  • Freyrdeity
German Freyr, Fro
  • Freyrdeity
  • Frodeity
  • Frohdeity
Swedish Frej
  • Frejdeity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Freyr

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Freyr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freyr

MLA

“Freyr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freyr. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Freyr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freyr.

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