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Freyr

UK/ˈfɹeɪə/ US/ˈfɹeɪɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

god of earth''s fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

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Origin

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

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