Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freyja

/ˈfɹeɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: frey-ja
IPA: /ˈfɹeɪə/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Freyja, *frawjǭ

Inflected Forms

Freya (alternative)

Homonyms

Freyr (non-rhotic) freya

Rhymes With

isaiah playa eritrea leia gaia rhea maia freya judea paella hosea mauna kea

Questions

How do you pronounce freyja?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪə/.
What does freyja mean?: A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.
Where does freyja come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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