frid

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) fair, beautiful, smart

Etymology
A variant of, from , from , from. The spelling of the vowel as originally signified a short vowel that became lengthened after original long and short vowels had diverged in quality and vowel length became positional. This vowel has generally been merged with the original short and spelled thus and pronounced  in modern standard Swedish, e.g. in  or, but here  is preserved as an archaic spelling artifact which seems to be the cause of the current pronunciation with  (a spelling pronunciation), although 🇨🇬 may have influenced the pronunciation as well (see SAOB).

Noun

 * 1) peace, peacefulness
 * Men utom denna allmänna frid kände den germanska rättsuppfattningen också särskilda högre frider, som hvilade öfver vissa personer, tider, orter eller förhållanden
 * But apart form this common peace the Germanic law also respected certain higher peaces, applying to certain persons, times, places or conditions
 * But apart form this common peace the Germanic law also respected certain higher peaces, applying to certain persons, times, places or conditions

Usage notes

 * Peace between nations, the opposite of war, is, while is used for religious or legal peace.