Explore Freyr through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like frey. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Freyr meaning
A Vanir god associated with kingship and virility in the North Germanic corpus, in which he rides the shining boar Gullinbursti and wields an antler as a weapon. He is sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr.
Synonyms of Freyr
Using Freyr
- The main meaning on this page is: A Vanir god associated with kingship and virility in the North Germanic corpus, in which he rides the shining boar Gullinbursti and wields an antler as a weapon. He is sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr.
- Useful related words include: frey, norse deity.
- In the example corpus, freyr often appears in combinations such as: freyr and, freyr is, and freyr.
Context around Freyr
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Freyr
- In this selection, "freyr" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, weapon, startup, compares, battery, expects and skulason stand out and add context to how "freyr" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and ari freyr skulason kv and battery startup freyr expects to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "freyr" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with freyr
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Freyr is depressed after seeing Gerðr. (6 words)
Freyr is arguably the most famous of the asas. (9 words)
Number one, Freyr Battery to the United States from Luxembourg. (10 words)
Freyr is gifted both Gullinbursti and Skíðblaðnir, the latter of which is again said to receive fair wind whenever its sail was set, and that it will go wherever it needs to, and that it can be folded up much as cloth and placed in one's pocket at will. (50 words)
Beyla (referred to in the prose introduction to the poem as a servant of Freyr) says that all of the mountains are shaking, that she thinks Thor must be on his way home, and when Thor arrives he will bring peace to those that quarrel there. (46 words)
The final battle between Freyr and Surtr, illustration by Lorenz Frølich Even after the loss of his weapon Freyr still has two magical artifacts, both of them dwarf -made. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The final battle between Freyr and Surtr, illustration by Lorenz Frølich Even after the loss of his weapon Freyr still has two magical artifacts, both of them dwarf -made.
FREYR Battery has a one year low of $5.00 and a one year high of $16.94.
Norwegian battery startup Freyr expects to open a $1.7 billion battery plant outside Atlanta, using technology from Aleees and 24M.
Number one, Freyr Battery to the United States from Luxembourg.
This table compares FREYR Battery and Captivision’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Freyr had initially said he would not compete again at the national final Söngvakeppnin, but returning for their stab at Eurovision glory was a no brainer.
Iceland was missing the likes of captain Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton, England), Birkir Bjarnason (Al-Arabi, Qatar) and Ari Freyr Skulason (KV Oostende, Belgium).
It was once presided over by Freyr, the Vanir God of Fertility and brother to 's Freya.
Adam assigns control of the weather and produce of the fields to Thor but Snorri says that Freyr rules over those areas.
After the Æsir–Vanir War ends in a stalemate, Odin appoints Freyr and Njörðr as priests over sacrifices.
Among other names, Freyr is referred to as "possessor of Skidbladnir and of the boar known as Gullinbursti ".
Beyla (referred to in the prose introduction to the poem as a servant of Freyr) says that all of the mountains are shaking, that she thinks Thor must be on his way home, and when Thor arrives he will bring peace to those that quarrel there.
Chapter 7 follows and provides various kennings for Freyr, including referring to him as the son of Njörðr.
Freyr gives Skírnir a steed and his magical sword for the journey.
Freyr immediately falls in love with her and becomes depressed and taciturn.
Freyr is arguably the most famous of the asas.
Freyr is depressed after seeing Gerðr.
Freyr is gifted both Gullinbursti and Skíðblaðnir, the latter of which is again said to receive fair wind whenever its sail was set, and that it will go wherever it needs to, and that it can be folded up much as cloth and placed in one's pocket at will.
Freyr reveals the cause of his grief and asks Skírnir to go to Jötunheimr to woo Gerðr for him.
Gunnar destroyed the wooden idol and dressed himself as Freyr, then Gunnar and the priestess travelled across Sweden where people were happy to see the god visiting them.
Common combinations with freyr
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- freyr and 5×
- freyr is 5×
- and freyr 4×
- freyr battery 3×
- to freyr 3×
- that freyr 2×
- freyr in 2×