Frey

[ frey ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.

Frey

/ freɪə; freɪ /

noun

1. Norse myth the god of earth's fertility and dispenser of prosperity

Word History and Origins

Origin of Frey¹

From the Old Norse word Freyr originally, lord, master

Example Sentences

Chris Frey, an environmental engineer at North Carolina State University who spent the past 2 years as the head of ORD, bristles at that.

From Science Magazine

After Sofia’s pulled a Frey mass murder leaving him alone and chained up in his underwear, negotiating for his life, he tries to shame her by saying, “What kind of person kills their own family?”

From Salon

But a possible motive was established when it was revealed that Peterson was having an extramarital affair with Amber Frey.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump said he had been planning to send in federal troops “to get the job done right,” and singled out the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, saying he’d shown a “total lack of leadership.”

From Los Angeles Times

She adapted the James Frey rehab “memoir” “A Million Little Pieces” to similarly sanitized ends in 2019, sanding off the rough edges and failing to ask any of the hard questions.

From Los Angeles Times