Vanir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
  2. Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

Word forms

Vanir

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.

Related words

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