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NJORTH

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Overview

NJORTH (noun)
  The noun NJORTH 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 Nerthusplay

  Familiarity information: NJORTH used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


NJORTH (noun)


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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