Friðgin

Old Norse Dictionary - friðgin

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðgin" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

friðgin
n. pl.; this curious word is analogous to systkin, feðgin, mæðgin, and seems to mean lovers; it only occurs twice, viz. in Clem., þá varð hvárt þeirra friðgina öðru fegit, 37; and in the poem Pd. 53, but here the verse is in a fragmentary state.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᚦᚴᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Pd.
Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
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