Meanings
plural Freysmen
- GermaniclifestyleOne who honours Frey as their primary god.
Many of the Freysmen and hofs to Frey already mentioned were Icelandic, and early Iceland was a republic, not a kingdom.
2001 May 29, Ann Gróa Sheffield, “Frey, God of the World”, in The Pomegranate: A New Journal of Neopagan Thought, number 16, page 342 more examples
The other path of Frey is that of the (slightly to very) effeminate shaman/priest with his skirt hemmed with tinkling bells, and this the Freysman who is most likely to go down this road.
2006, Raven Kaldera, Wyrdwalkers: Techniques of Northern-Tradition Shamanism, page 13It has been an honor and privilege to assemble this anthology, and the experience has brought me from quietly thinking Frey is really great to confidently identifying as a Freysman.
2010, Joshua Tenpenny, “Forward”, in Honey, Grain, and Gold, page i
Origin
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Freysman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freysman
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