Gersemi

Gersemi (Old Norse "treasure") is the daughter of the fertility-goddess Freyja in Norse mythology.^[1] She could be the same figure as Hnoss, another daughter of Freyja.^[2]

Name

The Old Norse name Gersemi means 'treasure', something which is considered precious or valuable.^[1][3] It is most likely a derivative of the unattested Old Norse noun *gersamr, compared with the Icelandic gersemi or the Old Swedish gärsimi ('treasure'), and with the Danish gjørsum (a special fine imposed on a manslaughterer).^[3]

References

Bibliography

• de Vries, Jan (1962). Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch (1977 ed.). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.

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