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Gefjon

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Gender Feminine
Usage Norse Mythology

Meaning & History

Probably means "the giving one", from Old Norse gefa "to give". Gefjon or Gefion was a Norse goddess associated with ploughing and fertility.

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agricultural deities, fertility deities, gift, goddesses, harvest goddesses, isograms, Norse deities, virtues
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Entry added December 7, 2022

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