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Norse vs Frigg - What's the difference?

norse | frigg |

As proper nouns the difference between norse and frigg

is that norse is a collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people while Frigg is the wife of Odin, and the Norse/Germanic goddess of married love, the heavens, home and hearth, after whom Friday is named (due to her being identified with Venus).

As an adjective Norse

is of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.

norse

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
  • Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
  • Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
  • The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's linguistic isolation.

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    frigg

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Germanic mythology, Norse mythology) The wife of Odin, and the Norse/Germanic goddess of married love, the heavens, home and hearth, after whom Friday is named (due to her being identified with Venus).