Frīge

Frīge

Frīge (Anglo-Saxon), Friia (German), or Frea (Langobard) was a love goddess in Germanic paganism, and the wife of Wōden (Odin). In English, the weekday Friday was named after her (via the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige) in analogy with Venus.

Although the name "Frige" is most certainly Frigg, the names "Friia" and "Frea" are closer to Freia/Freya. In the last surviving and by far best known version of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology, someWho|date=September 2007 believe she had split into two related goddesses, Freyja, who was married to Odr, and Frigg, who was the wife of Odin ("Frigg" is the Old Norse form of the name "Frige", whereas "Freyja" is an unrelated noun which originally meant "lady"). This theory arises from the belief that "Freo" was indeed the same Goddess as Frige, as both have been described as "Goddess of Love" and sometimes as wife of Woden (West Germanic form of Odin).


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  • frige — (ant.) adj. Frigio …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • frigeð — pres 3rd sing of fricgan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • fríge — 1. 2 f pl love; 2. variant of fréo …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • frige — v (frigav, frigivit el. frigett, frigiven) (äv. frigiva (åld.)) …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • Frígeǽfen — m ( ǽfnes/ ǽfnas) Thursday evening …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • arde — ÁRDE, ard vb. III. I. intranz. (Despre foc) A fi aprins. II. 1. tranz. A da foc, a băga în foc. ♢ expr. A arde cu fierul roşu = a) a face (unui animal) un semn cu un fier înroşit în foc; b) a înfiera; a stigmatiza (pe cineva). 2. tranz., refl. şi …   Dicționar Român

  • pârpăli — PÂRPĂLÍ, pârpălesc, vb. IV. I. 1. tranz. A frige un animal sau o bucată de carne la frigare, pe jeratic sau la para focului. ♦ A frige sau a încălzi ceva superficial, la repezeală. 2. refl. A se încălzi la dogoarea focului sau la soare. II. refl …   Dicționar Român

  • frigare — FRIGÁRE, frigări, s.f. 1. Vergea de fier sau de lemn ascuţită la un capăt, în care se înfige carnea spre a o frige deasupra jăraticului2; ţiglă. ♢ loc. adj. şi adv. La frigare = fript în frigare deasupra jeraticului. 2. (bot.; la pl.) Plantă… …   Dicționar Român

  • Frigg — (or Frigga) is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the foremost among the goddesses . [Sturluson, Snorri. Prose Edda, Gylfaginning.] Frigg appears primarily in Norse… …   Wikipedia

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