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Njord
[ nyawrd ]
noun
, Scandinavian Mythology.
- the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir.
Njord
/ njɔːd; njɔːθ /
noun
- Norse myth the god of the sea, fishing, and prosperity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Njord1
First recorded in 1830–35; from Old Norse Njǫrthr; compare Latin Nerthus, a Germanic female deity described by Tacitus ( def )
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Example Sentences
Yet Njord is not of the lineage of the Æsir, for he was born and bred in Vanaheim.
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Njord took to wife Skadi, the daughter of the giant Thjassi.
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Njord died on a bed of sickness, and before he died made himself be marked for Odin with the spear-point.
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I take oath on the cross, so help me Frey and Njord and Odin!
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Njord was married to the Yotun woman, Skade, but was again separated from her.
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