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Va⋅nir

  [vah-nir]
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–noun (often lowercase) (used with a plural verb) Scandinavian Mythology.
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
Origin:
< ON, prob. from the same root as vinr friend, L Venus Venus, Skt vánas desire
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Va·nir   (vä'nîr')   
pl.n.   Mythology
An early race of Norse gods who dwelt with the Aesir in Asgard.

[Old Norse; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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