Gersemi

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Template:Short description Gersemi (Old Norse "treasure") is the daughter of the fertility-goddess Freyja in Norse mythology.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". She could be the same figure as Hnoss, another daughter of Freyja.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Name

The Old Norse name Gersemi means 'treasure', something which is considered precious or valuable.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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).Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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