# Vanir

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
2. Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vanir