friðr

See also: fríðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *friþuz. Cognate with Old English friþ, Old High German fridu.

Noun

friðr m

  1. peace, frith
    1. (law, religion) an agreement not to use violence or launch lawsuits in religious shrines, and at certain times like holidays and during plantation and harvest
  2. love

Declension

Declension of friðr (strong u-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative friðr friðrinn
accusative frið friðinn
dative friði friðinum
genitive friðar friðarins

Derived terms

  • annfriðr (“spring peace”)
  • úfriðr (“war, hostilities”, literally “unpeace”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: friður
  • Faroese: friður
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fred
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fred
  • Old Swedish: friþer
  • Danish: fred
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