VANIR

Meaning of VANIR in English

Pronunciation: ' vä- ˌ nir

Function: noun plural

Etymology: Old Norse

Date: circa 1875

: a race of Norse gods who warred against and later reconciled with the Aesir

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VANIR — noun plural Etymology: Old Norse Date: circa 1875 a race of Norse gods who warred against and later reconciled with …
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VANIR — In Germanic religion , the group of gods responsible for wealth, fertility, and commerce. They included Njörd and his children, …
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VANIR — /vah"nir/ , n. ( often l.c. ) ( used with a pl. v. ) Scand. Myth. a race of gods, …
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VANIR — noun plural Etymology: Old Norse Date: circa 1875 : a race of Norse gods who warred against and later reconciled …
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VANIR — [Va.nir] n pl [ON]: a race of Norse gods who become united with the Aesir
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VANIR — in Norse mythology, race of gods responsible for wealth, fertility, and commerce and subordinate to the warlike Aesir. As reparation …
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VANIR — In Germanic religion , the group of gods responsible for wealth, fertility, and commerce. They included Njörd and his children, …
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VANIR — [Norse] In Norse myth, the Vanir are originally a group of wild nature and fertility gods and goddesses, the sworn …
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VANISH — verb Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Anglo-French vaniss-, stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir, from Vulgar Latin *exvanire, alteration of Latin …
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NJÖRD — Norse god of the wind and of the sea and its riches. His aid was invoked in seafaring and hunting, …
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MIMIR — In Norse mythology, the wisest of the gods of the tribe Aesir . He was also believed to be a …
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KVASIR — In Norse mythology, the wisest of all men. He was born from the saliva from two rival groups of gods, …
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GERMANIC RELIGION — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples, in a geographic area extending from the Black Sea across central …
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FREYR — or Frey Norse god of peace, fertility, rain, and sun, one of a group of fertility deities called Vanir . …
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FREYJA — Most important Norse goddess, one of a group of fertility deities called Vanir . Her father was the sea god …
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AESIR — In Germanic religion , one of the two main groups of deities, the other being the Vanir . Odin , …
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VANISH — — vanisher , n. — vanishingly , adv. — vanishment , n. /van"ish/ , v.i. 1. to disappear from sight, …
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VANADIUM — /veuh nay"dee euhm/ , n. Chem. a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with …
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NJORD — /nyawrd/ , n. Scand. Myth. the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king …
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HOENIR — /hue"nir/ , n. Scand. Myth. a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
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FREYA — /fray"euh/ , n. Scand. Myth. the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the …
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FREY — /fray/ , n. Scand. Myth. the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard …
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GERMANIC RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY — the complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic-speaking …
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AESIR — In Germanic religion , one of the two main groups of deities, the other being the Vanir . Odin , …
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VANAHEIM — [Norse] Vanaheim ("home of the Vanir") is the land of the Vanir. It is located in Asgard, on the highest …
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NJORD — [Norse] The Norse god of winds, sea and fire. He brings good fortune at sea and in the hunt. He …
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HONIR — [Norse] The long-legged god of the Aesir, known for his indecisiveness. He and the wise god Mimir were sent by …
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GULLVEIG — [Norse] Gullveig ("goldbranch") is the sorceress and seeress who had a great love and lust for gold. She talked of …
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FREYR — [Norse] Freyr is the god of sun and rain, and the patron of bountiful harvests. He is both a god …
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DISEN — [Norse] The name for a group of goddesses of fate and fertility in old-Scandinavian mythology. The female members of the …
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AESIR — [Norse] The collective name for the the principal race of Norse gods; they who lived in Asgard, and with the …
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