Hœnir
/ˈheɪˌnɪɹ/
Hœnir proper noun: a Norse Æsir god, who, along with Odin and Lodur, created the first humans.
Proper noun
Hœnir
- A Norse Æsir god, who, along with Odin and Lodur, created the first humans.
- The Æsir send in exchange Hœnir, an obscure figure in Old Norse mythology, and perhaps understandably so, since the Vanir soon discover that Hœnir, though extremely good-looking, is like a ventriloquist's dummy.2008, Heather O'Donoghue, From Asgard to Valhalla, Bloomsbury Publishing, unnumbered page
- Unfortunately, little information remains about the Æsir god Hœnir. In Gylfaginning, Snorri tells us that Hœnir was given as a hostage to the Vanir in exchange for Njörðr in a pledge of truce.2014, Dagulf Loptson, Playing With Fire, Lulu, EPUB Edition, unnumbered page
Origin of Hœnir
Borrowed from Old Norse Hǿnir.
Questions about Hœnir
- What does Hœnir mean?
- Hœnir means a Norse Æsir god, who, along with Odin and Lodur, created the first humans.
- What part of speech is Hœnir?
- Hœnir is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hœnir?
- Hœnir is pronounced /ˈheɪˌnɪɹ/.
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