Freyjudagr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - freyjudagr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "freyjudagr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

freyjudagr
freyjudagr, m. Fredag, lat. dies Veneris,= frjádagr, friggjardagr, föstudagr;hafa várir forellrar mikinn trúnað áhonum (nl. Óðni) haft, svá ok á Þórok Tý, Frigg ok Freyju -: tóku þeirþat ráð at eigna þeim daga í hverriviku, at þau þœttist at skyldari til atgæta alls saman, manna ok missera,ok því kölluðu þeir Óðinsdag ok Týs-dag ok Freyjudag Bret. 25 (64-10), jvfhuic (nl. Woden) veteres nostri dica-verunt quartum septimanæ feriam,quæ usque in hodiernum diem nomenWodensdai de nomine ipsius sortitaest; post illum colimus deam interceteras potentissimam, nomine Friam,cui etiam dedicaverunt sextam feriam,quam de nomine eius Fridai vocamusGeoffroy of Monmouths historia Bre- tonum VI, 10. Jvf. fræigiadagr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚽᛦᛁᚢᚦᛆᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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