Frøy
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Cognate with Faroese Froyur and Icelandic Freyr.
Proper noun
[edit]Frøy m
- (Norse mythology) Freyr
- Synonyms: Yngve, Yngve-Frøy
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
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References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Frøy”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Norse deities
- nn:Norse mythology
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse