Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *friþil, from Proto-Germanic *friþilaz.

Noun

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fridil m

  1. friend
  2. beloved
  3. husband

Declension

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Declension of fridil (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative fridil fridilā, fridila
accusative fridil fridilā, fridila
genitive fridiles fridilo
dative fridile fridilum
instrumental fridilu

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • >? Middle High German: vridel (from this if short i; otherwise < *frijōdil)

References

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  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014