Speakur

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freyr

/ˈfɹeɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
freyr
IPA
/ˈfɹeɪɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɹeɪɚ/
  • British English: /ˈfɹeɪə/

Inflected Forms

Frey (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce freyr?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪɚ/.
What does freyr mean?
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.
Where does freyr come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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