húsfreyja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”).

Pronunciation

Noun

húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)

  1. housewife, lady of the house

Declension

Declension of húsfreyja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative húsfreyja húsfreyjan húsfreyjur húsfreyjurnar
accusative húsfreyju húsfreyjuna húsfreyjur húsfreyjurnar
dative húsfreyju húsfreyjunni húsfreyjum húsfreyjunum
genitive húsfreyju húsfreyjunnar húsfreyja húsfreyjanna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”)

Noun

húsfreyja f

  1. housewife

Descendants

Further reading

  • Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 352
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