friðill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse friðill (“lover, gallant”), from Proto-Germanic *fridilaz. Compare frilla (“concubine, mistress, harlot”) (< Old Norse friðla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɪːðɪtl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːðɪtl

Noun

friðill m (genitive singular friðils, nominative plural friðlar)

  1. (of a male) the lover of a married woman

Declension
declension of friðill
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative friðill friðillinn friðlar friðlarnir
accusative friðil friðilinn friðla friðlana
dative friðli friðlinum friðlum friðlunum
genitive friðils friðilsins friðla friðlanna

Synonyms
  • (lover of a married woman): (obsolete) hór

Derived terms
  • friðilslaun
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