Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Mythology The Norse god who dispenses peace, good weather, prosperity, and bountiful crops; the brother of Freya.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Norse myth., the god of the earth's fruitfulness, presiding over rain, sunshine, and all the fruits of the earth, and dispensing wealth among men; the son of Njord. He was especially worshiped in the temple at Upsala in Sweden.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Norse Mythology) The god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity, presiding over rain, sunshine, and all the fruits of the earth, dispensing wealth among men; son of Njorth (Njord) and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir. He was especially worshipped in the temple at Upsala in Sweden.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
Etymologies
- Old Norse Freyr; see per1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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