unfriþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *unfriþu, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, un- +‎ friþ. Compare Dutch onvrede (“displeasure, quarrel”), German Unfriede (“strife”) and Old Norse úfriðr (“war, hostilities”).

Noun

unfriþ n

  1. absence of peace, hostility
  2. the state of being out of the king's peace

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative unfriþ unfriþu
accusative unfriþ unfriþu
genitive unfriþes unfriþa
dative unfriþe unfriþum

Derived terms

  • unfriþflota m (“a hostile fleet”)
  • unfriþhere m (“a hostile army”)
  • unfriþland m (“a hostile country”)
  • unfriþmann m (“a man from a hostile country”)
  • unfriþsċip n (“a ship carrying out hostilities”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: unfrith, unfrit, unfriðe
    • English: unfrith

References

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