Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamingja

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham-ing-ja
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.

Etymology

From Old Norse hamingja.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: hamingja

Inflected Forms

hamingjas (plural)

Questions

What does hamingja mean?: A female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.
Where does hamingja come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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