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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse frygð (“magnificence, splendour”), cognate with Swedish fröjd. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *frewwiþō or *fruwwiþō, a variant of *frawiþō, which is found in Old High German frewida, German Freude, Dutch vreugd. The modern Danish word has been influenced by German.
Pronunciation
Noun
fryd c (singular definite fryden, not used in plural form)
- joy, delight
Declension
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish fryd, from Old Norse frygð (“magnificence, splendour”); cognate with Old High German frewida, German Freude, and Icelandic frygð.
Noun
fryd m (definite singular fryden, indefinite plural fryder, definite plural frydene)
- joy, delight
Derived terms
References
- “fryd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fryd” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Danish fryd, from Old Norse frygð (“magnificence, splendour”).
Noun
fryd m (definite singular fryden, indefinite plural frydar, definite plural frydane)
- joy, delight
Derived terms
References
- “fryd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.