unfriþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *unfriþu, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, un- + friþ. Compare Dutch onvrede (“displeasure, quarrel”), German Unfriede (“strife”) and Old Norse úfriðr (“war, hostilities”).
Declension
Declension of unfriþ (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unfriþ | unfriþu |
| accusative | unfriþ | unfriþu |
| genitive | unfriþes | unfriþa |
| dative | unfriþe | unfriþum |
Derived terms
- unfriþflota m (“a hostile fleet”)
- unfriþhere m (“a hostile army”)
- unfriþland m (“a hostile country”)
- unfriþmann m (“a man from a hostile country”)
- unfriþsċip n (“a ship carrying out hostilities”)
Descendants
- Middle English: unfrith, unfrit, unfriðe
- English: unfrith
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unfriþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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