ófriður

See also: ófríður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse úfriðr, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) +‎ friður (“peace”).

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 ófriður.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈouː.frɪːðʏr]

Noun

ófriður m (genitive singular ófriðar, no plural)

  1. war, strife
  2. row, dispute, quarrel, rumpus
  3. unrest, turmoil

Declension

Declension of ófriður (sg-only masculine, based on friður)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ófriður ófriðurinn
accusative ófrið ófriðinn
dative ófriði ófriðnum, ófriðinum1
genitive ófriðar ófriðarins

1Less common.

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