fritho

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.

Noun

fritho m

  1. peace
    • 10th century, Wachtendonck Psalms:
      Irlōsin sol an frithe sēla mīna fan thēn thia ginācont mī, wanda under managon hē was mit mī.
      He shall deliver in peace my soul from those who attack me, for amongst many he was with me.

Inflection

Declension of fritho (masculine u-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative fritho frithi
accusative fritho frithi
genitive frithis fritho
dative frithi frithon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: vrēde
    • Dutch: vrede, vree, vreed
      • Afrikaans: vrede
      • Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
      • Sranan Tongo: vrede, freide
    • Limburgish: vrieëd

Further reading

  • “frithu”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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