friþsum
Old English
Etymology
From friþ + -sum. Compare Dutch vreedzaam (“peaceful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfriθ.sum/
Adjective
friþsum
Declension
Declension of friþsum — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | friþsum | friþsumu, friþsmu, friþsumo, friþsmo | friþsum |
| Accusative | friþsumne | friþsume, friþsme | friþsum |
| Genitive | friþsumes, friþsmes | friþsumre | friþsumes, friþsmes |
| Dative | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumre | friþsumum, friþsmum |
| Instrumental | friþsume, friþsme | friþsumre | friþsume, friþsme |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | friþsume, friþsme | friþsuma, friþsma, friþsume, friþsme | friþsumu, friþsmu, friþsumo, friþsmo |
| Accusative | friþsume, friþsme | friþsuma, friþsma, friþsume, friþsme | friþsumu, friþsmu, friþsumo, friþsmo |
| Genitive | friþsumra | friþsumra | friþsumra |
| Dative | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum |
| Instrumental | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum |
Declension of friþsum — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | friþsuma, friþsma | friþsume, friþsme | friþsume, friþsme |
| Accusative | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsume, friþsme |
| Genitive | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman |
| Dative | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman |
| Instrumental | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman |
| Accusative | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman | friþsuman, friþsman |
| Genitive | friþsumra, friþsumena, friþsmena | friþsumra, friþsumena, friþsmena | friþsumra, friþsumena, friþsmena |
| Dative | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum |
| Instrumental | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum | friþsumum, friþsmum |
Derived terms
- friþsumian (“to make peaceable, reconcile”)
- ġefriþsum (“safe, fortified”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “friþsum”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.