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Frigg

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–noun Scandinavian Mythology.
wife of Odin and chief of the goddesses.
Origin:
< ON, c. OS frī, OE freo wife; cf. G Frau
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Frigg   (frĭg)   
n.   Mythology
The Norse goddess of the heavens and wife of Odin.

[Old Norse; see prī- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Frigg 
O.E., only in frigedæg "Friday." In Gmc. religion, wife of Odin, goddess of heaven and married love, from O.N., lit. noun use of the fem. adj. meaning "beloved, loving, wife," from P.Gmc. *frijaz "noble, dear, beloved" (from the root of O.E. freogan "to love;" ult. from the root of free (adj.)). Also cf. Freya.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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