friðill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse friðill (“lover, gallant”), from Proto-Germanic *fridilaz. Confer frilla (“concubine, mistress, harlot”) (< Old Norse friðla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɪːðɪtl/

Noun

friðill m (genitive singular friðils, nominative plural friðlar)

  1. (of a male) the lover of a married woman

Synonyms

  • (lover of a married woman): (obsolete) hór

Derived terms

  • friðilslaun
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