frid
See also: fríd
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fríðr, from Proto-Germanic *frīdaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːd
Noun
frid c
- peace, peacefulness
- 1797, Anna Maria Lenngren, "Pojkarne"
- Jag mins den ljufva tiden, Jag mins den som i går, Då oskulden och friden Tätt följde mina spår,
- I recall that lovely time, like it was yesterday, when innocence and peace closely followed in my way,
- Jag mins den ljufva tiden, Jag mins den som i går, Då oskulden och friden Tätt följde mina spår,
- Men utom denna allmänna frid kände den germanska rättsuppfattningen också särskilda högre frider, som hvilade öfver vissa personer, tider, orter eller förhållanden
- But apart form this common peace the Germanic law also respected certain higher peaces, applying to certain persons, times, places or conditions
- 1797, Anna Maria Lenngren, "Pojkarne"
Usage notes
- Peace between nations, the opposite of war, is fred, while frid is used for religious or legal peace.
Declension
| Declension of frid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | frid | friden | frider | friderna |
| Genitive | frids | fridens | friders | fridernas |
Derived terms
- fridfull
- fridfullhet
- fridlysa
- fridlysning
- fridsam
- fridsamhet
- fridsfurste
- fridskyss
- fridstörare
- julefrid
- tingsfrid
Further reading
- frid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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