*frijahalsaz^²

Runic: ᚠᚱᛁᛃᚨᚺᚨᛚᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸri.jɑ.ˌxɑl.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

free, at liberty, unconstrained

Etymology

From *frijaz (‘free’) + *halsaz (‘neck’), thus "having a free (unhampered by a yoke, chain, etc.) neck" > "being free, freedom".

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	frijahalsaz	frijahalsō	frijahalsą, -atō	frijahalsai	frijahalsôz	frijahalsō
Acc.	frijahalsanǭ	frijahalsǭ	frijahalsą, -atō	frijahalsanz	frijahalsōz	frijahalsō
Gen.	frijahalsas, -is	frijahalsaizōz	frijahalsas, -is	frijahalsaizǫ̂	frijahalsaizǫ̂	frijahalsaizǫ̂
Dat.	frijahalsammai	frijahalsaizōi	frijahalsammai	frijahalsaimaz	frijahalsaimaz	frijahalsaimaz
Inst.	frijahalsanō	frijahalsaizō	frijahalsanō	frijahalsaimiz	frijahalsaimiz	frijahalsaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	frijahalsô	frijahalsǭ	frijahalsô	frijahalsaniz	frijahalsōniz	frijahalsōnō
Acc.	frijahalsanų	frijahalsōnų	frijahalsô	frijahalsanunz	frijahalsōnunz	frijahalsōnō
Gen.	frijahalsiniz	frijahalsōniz	frijahalsiniz	frijahalsanǫ̂	frijahalsōnǫ̂	frijahalsanǫ̂
Dat.	frijahalsini	frijahalsōni	frijahalsini	frijahalsammaz	frijahalsōmaz	frijahalsammaz
Inst.	frijahalsinē	frijahalsōnē	frijahalsinē	frijahalsammiz	frijahalsōmiz	frijahalsammiz

Descendants

*frijahals (Proto-West Germanic)
- frēols (Old English)
  - freols (Middle English)
frjáls (Old Norse)
- frælsur (Faroese)
- frjáls (Icelandic)
- fræls (Old Danish)
- frels (Old Gutnish)
- fræls (Old Swedish)
frjáls (Old Norse)
- frjálsi, frelsi (Old Norse)
  - frelse (Danish)
  - frælsi (Faroese)
  - frjálsi, frelsi (Icelandic)
  - frelse (Norwegian)
frjáls (Old Norse)
- frjálsi, frelsi (Old Norse)
  - frälse (Swedish)
    - rälssi (Finnish)

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