"Friðþjófr" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Forms: Friðþjófs [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”). Maybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poetry) for a fighter. Revived through Esaias Tegnérs Frithjofs saga. Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Friðþjófr m, {{non-proper noun|m|Friðþjófs}} Friðþjófr m (genitive Friðþjófs)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Old Norse given names, Old Norse male given names
    Sense id: en-Friðþjófr-non-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Frithjof",
            "3": "Frithiof"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Frithjof, Frithiof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Frithjof, Frithiof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Friðþjófur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Friðþjófur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Friðþjófur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Fridtjof",
            "3": "Fridtjov"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: Fridtjof, Fridtjov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Fridtjof, Fridtjov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Fritjof",
            "3": "Fritiof"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Fritjof, Fritiof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Fritjof, Fritiof"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”).\nMaybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poetry) for a fighter.\nRevived through Esaias Tegnérs Frithjofs saga.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Friðþjófr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Friðþjófs"
      },
      "expansion": "Friðþjófr m (genitive Friðþjófs)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Old Norse given names",
          "parents": [
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            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Old Norse male given names",
          "parents": [
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            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Friðþjófr-non-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        {
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            "3": "Frithiof"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Frithjof, Frithiof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Frithjof, Frithiof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Friðþjófur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Friðþjófur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Friðþjófur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Fridtjof",
            "3": "Fridtjov"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: Fridtjof, Fridtjov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Fridtjof, Fridtjov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Fritjof",
            "3": "Fritiof"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Fritjof, Fritiof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Fritjof, Fritiof"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”).\nMaybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poetry) for a fighter.\nRevived through Esaias Tegnérs Frithjofs saga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Friðþjófs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Friðþjófr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Friðþjófs"
      },
      "expansion": "Friðþjófr m (genitive Friðþjófs)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Old Norse given names",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse male given names",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Friðþjófr"
}

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