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NJORD
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• NJORD (noun)
The noun NJORD has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus
Familiarity information: NJORD used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Njord; Njorth
Instance hypernyms:
Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
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