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Nerthus

Nerthus proper noun: a Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.

Proper noun

Nerthus

  1. (Germanic) A Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.

Questions about Nerthus

What does Nerthus mean?
Nerthus means a Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.
What part of speech is Nerthus?
Nerthus is a proper noun.

Words near Nerthus in the dictionary

  1. Nersesyan
  2. Nersesyans
  3. nersick
  4. Nersisyan
  5. Nersisyans
  6. Nerthus
  7. Nerton
  8. nerts
  9. nertz
  10. Nerudan
  11. nerue

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