FREYA

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• FREYA (noun)
  The noun FREYA has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey

  Familiarity information: FREYA used as a noun is very rare.

• FREYA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Freya; Freyja

Instance hypernyms:

Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)

 Context examples 

And that's where Freya might play a huge role.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

Freya was trained by a non-profit group called Medical Detection Dogs.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

In less than 10 seconds, Freya stops sniffing and sits down in front of a jar.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

Lindsay also sees the possibility that dogs like Freya could sniff out a host of other infectious diseases.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

Freya's ability to sense the deadly disease is tested in a plain white room.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

That means she has a hit, and in a new study published Monday, researchers from Durham University in England say Freya can sniff out malaria with 70 percent accuracy.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

At his signal, Freya darts across the lab room floor and sniffs a collection of small open mason jars.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)