Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Frjá-nótt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 Frjá-nótt

f. = frjádagsnótt, Fms. viii. 35. It is remarked above, s. v. dagr, that this ‘frjá’ is derived from the A. S. form Freâ, answering to the northern Freyr, Goth. Frauja, and is a rendering of the eccl. Lat. dies Veneris, as in eccl. legends the Venus of the Lat. is usually rendered by Freâ (Freyja) of the Teutonic. This word is now obsolete in Icel., as Friday is now called Föstudagr, vide fasta.

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Runic Inscription

Frjá-nótt

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Frjá-nótt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Goth.: Gothic.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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