English > Norse deity: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen. |
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| Category | antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
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| Instances | Balder, Baldr | (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature |
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| Bragi, Brage | (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music |
| Elli | (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match |
| Forseti | (Norse mythology) god of justice |
| Frey, Freyr | (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity |
| Freya, Freyja | (Norse mythology) goddess of love / love and fecundity |
| Frigg, Frigga | (Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love / love |
| Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr | (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light |
| Hel, Hela | (Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld |
| Hoenir | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind |
| Hoth, Hothr, Hoder, Hodr, Hodur | (Norse mythology) a blind god |
| Idun, Ithunn | (Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi |
| Loki | (Norse mythology) trickster |
| Njord, Njorth | (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir |
| Odin | (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir |
| Sif | (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home / home / home |
| Thor | (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming |
| Tyr, Tyrr | (Norse mythology) god of war and strife / strife and son of Odin |
| Narrower | Aesir | (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard |
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| Nanna | (Norse mythology) wife of Balder |
| Norn, weird sister | (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny |
| Sigyn | (Norse mythology) wife of Loki |
| Ull, Ullr | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis |
| Vali | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder |
| Vanir | (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict / conflict with the Aesir |
| Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir |
| Broader | deity, divinity, god, immortal | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
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| Spanish | divinidad vikinga |
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| Catalan | divinitat vikinga |
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