frid
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fríðr, from Proto-Germanic *frīdaz.
Adjective edit
frid (neuter fridt, definite singular and plural fride, comparative fridare, indefinite superlative fridast, definite superlative fridaste)
References edit
- “frid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
A variant of fred, from Old Swedish friþer, from Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz. The spelling of the vowel as -i- originally signified a short vowel that became lengthened after original long and short vowels had diverged in quality and vowel length became positional. This vowel has generally been merged with the original short -e- and spelled thus and pronounced /eː/ in modern standard Swedish, e.g. in ved or fred, but here -i- is preserved as an archaic spelling artifact which seems to be the cause of the current pronunciation with /-iː-/ (a spelling pronunciation), although German Friede may have influenced the pronunciation as well (see SAOB).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frid c
- peace, peacefulness
- 1797, Anna Maria Lenngren, Pojkarne:
- Jag mins den ljufva tiden, Jag mins den som i går, Då oskulden och friden Tätt följde mina spår,
- I recall that lovely time, like it was yesterday, when innocence and peace closely followed in my way,
- Men utom denna allmänna frid kände den germanska rättsuppfattningen också särskilda högre frider, som hvilade öfver vissa personer, tider, orter eller förhållanden
- But apart form this common peace the Germanic law also respected certain higher peaces, applying to certain persons, times, places or conditions
Usage notes edit
- Peace between nations, the opposite of war, is fred, while frid is used for religious or legal peace.
Declension edit
Declension of frid | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | frid | friden | frider | friderna |
Genitive | frids | fridens | friders | fridernas |