Fríðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fríðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fríðr" in English.

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

fríðr Old Norse word can mean:

fríðr: adj., neut. frítt, compar. fríðari, superl. fríðastr, [a Scandin. word, not found either in A. S. or Germ.]:—fair, beautiful, handsome, chiefly of the face; fríðr sýnum, Eg. 22. 23, Nj. 2, FaS. i. 387, FmS. i. 2, 17: fine, lið mikit ok frítt, 32, vii. 231; mikit skip ok frítt, Fagrsk.; fríð veizla, Fb. ii. 120; með friðu föruneyti, Ld. 22: metaph. specious, unfair, FmS. x. 252.

fríðr: II. paid in kind; tólf hundruð fríð, twelve hundred head of cattle in payment, Finnb. 226; tólf álnum fríðum, Dipl. ii. 20; hve margir aurar skulu í gripum (in valuables), eða hve margir fríðir (in cattle), Grág. i. 136; arfi ens fríða en eigi ens ófríða, he inherits the cattle but not the other property, 221; fjóra tigi marka silfrs fríðs, forty marks of silver paid in cattle, Eg. 526, v. l. Icel. at present call all payment in kind ‘í fríðu,’ opp. to cash; í fríðu ok úfríðu, H. E. i. 561.

fríðr: III. as noun in fem. pr. names, Hólm-fríðr, Hall-fríðr, etc., Landn.; and Fríða, u, f. as a term of endearment for these pr. nameS.

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:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

superl.: superlative.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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