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English
Etymology
From the ON. #Old Norse|Vanir.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. The principal deity|deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
2. Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

Old Norse
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European root *wen-, to strive.

Proper noun
Vanir
#the principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
#members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

See also
Æsir
Wanes

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