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hamingja

hamingja noun: a female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.

Noun

hamingja (plural hamingjas)

  1. (Norse) A female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.

Forms of hamingja

pluralhamingjas

Origin of hamingja

From Old Norse hamingja.

Questions about hamingja

What does hamingja mean?
Hamingja means a female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.
What part of speech is hamingja?
Hamingja is a noun.
What is the plural of hamingja?
The plural of hamingja is hamingjas.

Words near hamingja in the dictionary

  1. hamiltons
  2. Hamiltonsbawn
  3. Hamiltrash
  4. hamily
  5. Hamina
  6. hamingja
  7. hamingjas
  8. haminoeid
  9. haminoeids
  10. haminoid
  11. haminoids

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