How to pronounce Frigga?

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Pronunciation of Frigga

Fr-ih-gah


Language:

Norse

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Frigg, Frige

Meaning:

Name of Goddess

Additional Information:

Frigg (sometimes anglicized as Frigga) is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard. Frigg appears primarily in Norse mythological stories as a wife and a mother. She is also described as having the power of prophecy yet she does not reveal what she knows. Frigg is described as the only one other than Odin who is permitted to sit on his high seat Hlidskjalf and look out over the universe. The English term Friday derives from the Anglo-Saxon name for Frigg, Frige.


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Pronunciation of Frigga

Frigga is pronounced as

f r ih g ah

f sounds like the 'f' in 'fan'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Frigga is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ f r ih g ah ]

f r ih g ah
fan rat it go car

Language:

Norse

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Frigg, Frige

Meaning:

Name of Goddess

Additional Information:

Frigg (sometimes anglicized as Frigga) is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard. Frigg appears primarily in Norse mythological stories as a wife and a mother. She is also described as having the power of prophecy yet she does not reveal what she knows. Frigg is described as the only one other than Odin who is permitted to sit on his high seat Hlidskjalf and look out over the universe. The English term Friday derives from the Anglo-Saxon name for Frigg, Frige.


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Pronunciation of Frigga

Freyja


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