English
Etymology
From the ON. #Old Norse|Vanir.
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- The principal deity|deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the �sir.
- Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.
Old Norse
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European root *wen-, to strive.
Proper noun
Vanir
#the principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the �sir.
#members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.
See also
�sir
Wanes
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