Frig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frīju, from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /friːj/

Proper noun

Frīġ f

  1. Frigg, the Germanic goddess of love, wife of Odin (Old English Wōden).

Usage notes
  • Only attested in a handful of words which are either set phrases or compounds: frīġedæġ (“Friday”), frīġeǣfen (“Thursday evening”), frīġeniht (“Thursday night”), Frīġedene (Friden).

Declension
Declension of Frig (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative Frīġ —
accusative Frīġe —
genitive Frīġe —
dative Frīġe —

Synonyms
  • Fricg

Derived terms
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