Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as Frigg.

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  • proper noun Alternative form of Frigg.

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  • noun (Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin

Etymologies

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From Old Norse Frigg, from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō, with the added suffix -a to make the name more obviously feminine in English.

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Examples

  • There is more to the story, but in short, Frigga pronounced the plant sacred and ordered it to bring love into the world.

    Durangoherald.com 2009

  • Christians called Frigga a witch, and considered Friday to be the witches 'day.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2010

  • The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia Frigga is the name of the Norse goddess whom Friday is named after, and triskaidekaphobia means the fear of the number 13 or paraskevidekatriaphobia.

    Beverley Golden: Friday The 13th... Very Superstitious Beverley Golden 2011

  • I knewest I should never have allowed thee to be raised by elves, but thy mother Frigga was never around.

    Robert Brenner: A Thor Subject Robert Brenner 2011

  • I knewest I should never have allowed thee to be raised by elves, but thy mother Frigga was never around.

    Robert Brenner: A Thor Subject Robert Brenner 2011

  • The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia Frigga is the name of the Norse goddess whom Friday is named after, and triskaidekaphobia means the fear of the number 13 or paraskevidekatriaphobia.

    Beverley Golden: Friday The 13th... Very Superstitious Beverley Golden 2011

  • The Norse goddess Freya or Freyja, sometimes thought to be the Vanir cognate or avatar of the Aesir goddess Frigg or Frigga — who, in fact, is in some sources described as a Vanir by birth, suspiciously enough.

    Freyja, Cats and Angels, by Blommer « Skid Roche 2008

  • The Norse goddess Freya or Freyja, sometimes thought to be the Vanir cognate or avatar of the Aesir goddess Frigg or Frigga — who, in fact, is in some sources described as a Vanir by birth, suspiciously enough.

    Freyja, Cats and Angels, by Blommer « Skid Roche 2008

  • After wrecking her entire life, Frigga is a woman determined to survive, to be reborn, to get revenge!

    Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974) 2010

  • Rene Russo is Frigga, the wife of Odin and the adopted mother to Thor and Loki.

    Babel Star Adriana Barraza Joins Thor | /Film 2010

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