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Frey

(frā) also Freyr (frâr)

n. Norse Mythology

The god who dispenses peace, good weather, prosperity, and bountiful crops; the brother of Freya.

[Old Norse Freyr; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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Frey

(freɪ) or

Freyr

(Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth the god of earth's fertility and dispenser of prosperity

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Frey

(freɪ)

n.

the Norse god of peace and fertility.

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Frey - (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

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Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

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