Friðla

Old Norse Dictionary - friðla

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðla" in English.

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

friðla Old Norse word can mean:

friðla: u, f., usually contr. frilla, [Dan. frille], prop. = Lat. amica, a fem. answering to friðill, q. v.; en fríða frilla, the fair mistress, Hým. 30; but in prose in a bad sense a harlot, concubine, Fms. i. 2, viii. 63, Sturl. ii. 73, Sks. 693.

friðla: COMPDS: frillubarn, frilluborinn, frilludóttir, frillulifnaðr, frillulífi, frillumaðr, frillusonr, frillutak.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.: contracted.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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