Vanir
[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 of Vanir
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We want to know what the company of one of the Vanir is like.
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None of the Asyniur and none other of the Vanir possessed a thing so beautiful.
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None of the Æsir or the Vanir knew on what adventure Thor was bent.
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She came within and she had her seat amongst the Æsir and the Vanir.
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When he said this all who were there of the Vanir rose up, their faces threatening Loki.
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Vanir
noun
Word Origin for Vanir
from Old Norse Vanr, a fertility god
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