friðla

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

1. indefinite accusative plural of friðill
2. indefinite genitive plural of friðill

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Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

friðla f

1. a concubine, a man's mistress

Synonyms

• frilla (contracted form of friðla)

Derived terms

• friðluborinn
• friðlumaðr
• friðlusonr

Descendants

• Danish: frille
• Faroese: frilla
• Icelandic: frilla

• Norwegian Bokmål: frille
• Norwegian Nynorsk: frille
• Swedish: frilla

See also

• friðill
• hjákona
• elskari
• elja
• eljan

References

• Entry "friðla" on page 150 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).