Friðla

Old Norse Dictionary - friðla

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðla"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word friðla can mean:friðla

friðla
u, f., usually contr. frilla, [Dan. frille], prop. = Lat. amica, a fem. answering to friðill, q. v.; en fríða frilla, the fair mistress,m. 30; but in prose in a bad sense a harlot, concubine, Fms. i. 2, viii. 63, Sturl. ii. 73, Sks. 693.
friðla
COMPDS: frillubarn, frilluborinn, frilludóttir, frillulifnaðr, frillulífi, frillumaðr, frillusonr, frillutak.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᚦᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

contr.
contracted.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
fem.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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