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vanir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
vanir
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Vanaheimr

Questions

What does vanir mean?
The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
Where does vanir come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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