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Óðr
Óðr is the husband of Freyja in Norse mythology. Although the precise mythological meaning is uncertain, the word itself means "wit, soul" and is used in compounds to mean "fierce power, energy" (from Proto-Germanic *wōþuz; compare also the etymology of Odin.) Snorri Sturluson describes it in ..
R
This article is on the letter "R", for other uses go to R (disambiguation). D1 The original Semitic letter was probably inspired by an Egyptian hieroglyph for "head", pronounced t-p in Egyptian, but it was used for R by Semites because in their language, the word for "head" was Rêš (also ..
R.
For the letter of the alphabet, see R. R. is an abbreviation of the Latin word Rex (King) or Regina (Queen) and is used as notation in British criminal prosecutions to mean "the Crown" or "the State", which is represented by the current monarch. It is often seen written as "R. v Defendant" which w..
Rå
In Norse folklore, a rå is a keeper or warden of a particular location or landform. The different species of rå are sometimes distinguished according to the different spheres of nature with which they were connected, such as huldrå (forest), sjörå or havsfru (saltwater), and bergsrå (caves an..
Rì
Rì is an ancient Gaelic word, meaning King. It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings and those of similar rank. ..
Úr
Ogham letters Aicme Beithe Aicme Muine ᚁ Beith ᚋ Muin ᚂ Luis ᚌ Gort ᚃ Fearn ᚍ nGéadal ᚄ Sail ᚎ Straif ᚅ Nion ᚏ Ruis Aicme hÚatha Aicme Ailme ᚆ Uath ᚐ Ailm ᚇ Dair ᚑ Onn ᚈ Tinne ᚒ Úr ᚉ Coll ᚓ Eadhadh ᚊ Ceirt ᚔ..
Ærø
Ærø Ærø (from Danish Ær = maple and Ø = island) is one of the Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of Funen County. The western portion of the island was the municipality of Ærøskøbing; the eastern portion of the island was the municipality of Marstal. On January 1,2006, they merged..

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