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Frīja

deity Old High German single tradition · 2

Frīja is an Old High German deity. The weekday Friday in Old High German is derived from Frīja: Frîatac, Frîjetac, now Freitag.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 1050
Historical notes
Attested in Old High German texts and weekday names.

Relationships

co occurs with
Frike, Frigg, Frea, Frīg
allied with
Volla

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. *Frijjō
  2. Frigg

Source passages

“The theonyms in West Germanic are Anglo-Saxon *Frīg, Old High German Frīja, Low German (Lower Saxony) Frike, Freke (Fru Freen, Fru Frien, Fru Freke, Fru Frick, Fuik, Frie) and Lombardic Frea, attested in the Origo Gentis Langobardorum.”

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