frig

frig · verb, noun, interjection¹

1. Old English · inherited fromfrician“to dance”
2. Middle English · inherited fromfrikien“to keep (the arms and hands) in constant motion”
3. Old English · inherited from*frygian“to rub, caress”
4. Middle English · inherited fromfriggen“to quiver”
5. English todayfrig

From Middle English friggen (“to quiver”), perhaps from Old English *frygian (“to rub, caress”), related to Old English frēogan, frīgan (“to love, release, embrace, caress”), frīge (pl., “love”). Compare also Faroese fríggj (“erotocism, sex, flirtation”), Old English ġefrīgian (“to embrace”). More at free. Alternative etymology derives frig (Early Modern English frigge), from Middle English frikien (“to keep (the arms and hands) in constant motion”), from Old English frician (“to dance”).

frig · noun²

See fridge.

Frig · proper noun³

1. Old English · learned borrowing fromFrīġ
2. English todayFrig

Learned borrowing from Old English Frīġ.