húsfreyja

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːs.freiːja/

Noun

húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)

  1. housewife, lady of the house

Declension
declension of húsfreyja
f-w1 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
  • hýsfreyja

Etymology

hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”)

Noun

húsfreyja f

  1. housewife

Descendants
  • Icelandic: húsfreyja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: husfrøye
  • Old Swedish: husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro

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