Gersemi
Appearance
Gersemi(Old Norse"treasure" ) is the daughter of the fertility-goddessFreyjainNorse mythology.[1]She could be the same figure asHnoss,another daughter of Freyja.[2]
Name
[edit]TheOld NorsenameGersemimeans 'treasure', something which is considered precious or valuable.[1][3]It is most likely aderivativeof the unattested Old Norse noun*gersamr,compared with theIcelandicgersemior theOld Swedishgärsimi('treasure'), and with theDanishgjørsum(a special fine imposed on a manslaughterer).[3]
References
[edit]- ^abOrchard 1997,p. 54.
- ^Orchard 1997,p. 67.
- ^abde Vries 1962,pp. 164–165.
Bibliography
[edit]- de Vries, Jan(1962).Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch(1977 ed.). Brill.ISBN978-90-04-05436-3.
- Orchard, Andy(1997).Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.Cassell.ISBN978-0-304-34520-5.