friþ

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *friþuz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“like, love”). Cognates include Old Frisian fretho, Old Saxon frithu (Dutch vrede), Old High German fridu (German Frieden), Old Norse friðr (Icelandic friður, Swedish and Danish fred). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek πραυς, Common Slavic *prijati (Old Church Slavonic приꙗти) and *prijatel ‘friend’, Old Irish ríar (Welsh rhydd ‘free’).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /friθ/

Noun

friþ n

1. peace
2. refuge, sanctuary

Declension

    Declension of friþ (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	friþ	friþu
accusative	friþ	friþu
genitive	friþes	friþa
dative	friþe	friþum

Related terms

• frēond
• frēoġan
• frēo
• frēod
• frīġ
• friþu