frjádagur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse frjádagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”).
Noun edit
frjádagur m (genitive singular frjádags, nominative plural frjádagar)
Usage notes edit
- This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by föstudagur, which means simply "fasting day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.
Declension edit
declension of frjádagur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frjádagur | frjádagurinn | frjádagar | frjádagarnir |
| accusative | frjádag | frjádaginn | frjádaga | frjádagana |
| dative | frjádegi | frjádeginum | frjádögum | frjádögunum |
| genitive | frjádags | frjádagsins | frjádaga | frjádaganna |