húsfreyja

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːs.freiːja/ === Noun === húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur) housewife, lady of the house ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== húsfrú == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === hýsfreyja === Etymology === hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”) === Noun === húsfreyja f housewife ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: húsfreyja Norwegian Nynorsk: husfrøye Old Swedish: husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro Swedish: hustru === Further reading === Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 352