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
    Synonym: (obsolete) hór

Declension

Declension of friðill (masculine)
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

Derived terms

  • friðilslaun
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