Vanir

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proper noun

The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.

OriginOld Norse vanir →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
  2. Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

Origin

  1. Old Norsevanir
  2. EnglishVanir

Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.

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Translations

Danish vane
  • vaneScandinavian deities
Finnish vaanit
  • vaanitScandinavian deities
French Vanes
  • VanesScandinavian deities
German Wane, Wanen
  • WaneScandinavian deities
  • WanenScandinavian deities
Russian ва́ны
  • ва́ны (vány)Scandinavian deities
Spanish Vanir
  • VanirScandinavian deities
Swedish van
  • vanScandinavian deities

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ArvinravininvarVarinNarviNivar
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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