úfriðr

See also: úfríðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • ófriðr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, ú- +‎ friðr.

Compare to English fray ("conflict, quarrel, heated argument,") which derives by aphesis from affray—an Old French loan—ultimately equivalent to a compound of French é- ("out, away from, de-") + Frankish *friþu (“peace, sanctuary”), thus an equivalent formation to Old English unfriþ or to úfriðr.

Noun

úfriðr m (genitive úfriðar, dative úfriði, plural úfriðir)

  1. war, hostilities

Declension

Declension of úfriðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative úfriðr úfriðrinn úfriðir úfriðirnir
accusative úfrið úfriðinn úfriðu úfriðuna
dative úfriði úfriðinum úfriðum úfriðunum
genitive úfriðar úfriðarins úfriða úfriðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ófriður
  • Faroese: ófriður
  • Danish: ufred
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ufred
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ufred

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “úfriðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 455; also available at the Internet Archive
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