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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse frjádagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”).
Noun
frjádagur m (genitive singular frjádags, nominative plural frjádagar)
- (archaic) Friday
Usage notes
- This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by föstudagur, which means simply "fasting day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.
Declension
Declension of
frjádagur (
masculine, based on dagur)