# Freyja

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɹeɪə/ · frequency rank #92,623

## Definitions
1. A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/freyja