Njord

[ nyawrd ]

/ nyɔrd /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir.

Compare Nerthus.

Origin of Njord

< Old Norse Njǫrthr; compare Latin Nerthus, a Gmc female deity described by Tacitus

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Examples from the Web for njord

The myth has given the honour of this undertaking to Njord, the clan-chief of the Vans and the commander of their forces.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
The most of what Saxo relates about this Fridlevus is, as stated, taken from the myth about Njord, and told as history.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
She is the daughter of Njord, and was forsaken by her husband Odd, and is ever hoping for his return.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen
Yet Njord is not of the lineage of the Æsir, for he was born and bred in Vanaheim.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson

Njord died on a bed of sickness, and before he died made himself be marked for Odin with the spear-point.
The Younger Edda|Snorre

British Dictionary definitions for njord

Njord

Njorth (njɔːθ)

/ (njɔːd) /

noun

Norse myth the god of the sea, fishing, and prosperity

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