"Vanir" meaning in English

See Vanir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|vanir}} Old Norse vanir Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vanir
  1. The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir. Categories (topical): Gods, Norse deities, Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-Vanir-en-name-0XP320sr Disambiguation of Gods: 72 28 Disambiguation of Norse deities: 75 25 Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28
  2. Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities. Related terms: Vanaheimr
    Sense id: en-Vanir-en-name-I0wByVPZ Categories (other): Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Scandinavian deities): vane [common-gender] (Danish), vaanit [plural] (Finnish), Vanes [masculine, plural] (French), वानिर (vānir) (Marathi), ва́ны (vány) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Vanir [masculine, plural] (Spanish), van [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'Scandinavian deities': 53 47
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