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Frigg

[ frig ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. wife of Odin and chief of the goddesses.


Frigg

/ ˈfrɪɡə; frɪɡ /

noun

  1. Norse myth the wife of Odin; goddess of the heavens and married love


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Frigg1

< Old Norse, cognate with Old Saxon frī, Old English freo wife; compare German Frau

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Example Sentences

All species swore oaths to spare him; Frigg received all their vows and compacts.

Frigg, I believe, knows all that happens, although she says it not.

So may thee help the benignant genii, Frigg and Freyia, and other gods besides, as thou hast from me peril removed!

Har answered: Frigg is the first; she possesses the right lordly dwelling which is called Fensaler.

The twelfth is Hlin, who guards those men whom Frigg wants to protect from any danger.

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