fríoth

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See also: frioþ

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish (fo)·frith (passive preterite of fo·gaib).

Verb[edit]

fríoth

  1. Archaic form of fuarthas.

Usage notes[edit]

The Aran form /fʲɾʲiːvˠ/[1] seems to be based on this form, but with a different ending.

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fríoth fhríoth bhfríoth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 104