Friðr

Old Norse Dictionary - friðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðr" in English.

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

friðr Old Norse word can mean:

friðr: m., gen. friðar, dat. friði, [Ulf. renders εἰρήνη by gavairþi, but uses the verb gafriþon = καταλλάττειν, and gafriþons = καταλλαγή; A. S. frið and freoðo; mod. Germ. friede; Dan. and Swed. fred; lost in Engl., and replaced from the Lat.]:—peace, but also personal security, inviolability: in the phrases, fyrirgöra fé ok friði, to forfeit property and peace, i. e. be outlawed, Gþl. 160; setja grið ok frið, to ‘set,’ i. e. make, truce and peace, Grág. ii. 167: til árs ok friðar, Hkr. i. 16; friðr ok farsæla, BS. i. 724; vera í friði, to be in safe keeping, Al. 17; biðja e-n friðar, to sue for peace, Hbl. 28; about the peace of Fróði cp. Edda 78–81, it is also mentioned in Hkv. 1. 13, and Vellekla.

friðr: 2. peace, sacredness of a season or term, cp. Jóla-f., Páska-f., the peace (truce) of Yule, Easter; ann-friðr, q. v.

friðr: 3. peace, rest, tranquillity; gefa e-m frið, to give peace, rest; gefat þínum fjándum frið, Hm. 128.

friðr: 4. with the notion of love, peace, friendship; friðr kvenna, Hm. 89; frið at kaupa, to purchase love, Skm. 19; eldi heitari brennr með íllum vinum friðr fimm daga, Hm. 50; friðs vætla ok mér, I hoped for a friendly reception, Sighvat, Ó. H. 81; allr friðr (all joy) glepsk, Hallfred; connected with this sense are friðiil, friðla, friðgin,—this seems to he the original notion of the word, and that of peace metaph.: from the n. T. the word obtained a more sacred sense, εἰρήνη being always rendered by friðr, John xvi. 33,—friðr sé með yðr, peace be with you.

friðr: COMPDS: friðarandi, friðarband, friðarboð, friðarboðorð, friðarbréf, friðarfundr, friðargörð, friðarkoss, friðarmark, friðarmenn, friðarskjöldr, friðarstefna, friðarstilli, friðartákn, friðartími.

friðr: II. as a prefix in prop. names, Frið-björn, -geirr, -gerðr, -leifr, -mundr; but it is rarely used in olden times; Friðrik, Germ. Friedrich, is of quite mod. date in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

q. v.: quod vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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