Fridtjov

Norwegian Bokmål Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Fridtjof Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Fredtjov Fridtjuv nn Fridtjof Frithjof Fridthiof Fridtiof Fritiof Etymology nn non Friðþjófr, equivalent to nn fred tjov. Revived through 19th century literature, but commonly reanalysed as Fridt-jov rather than Frid-tjov, resulting in a pronunciation unexpected of such a compound. Cognate with is Friðþjófur, sv Fritiof and da Frithjof. Pronunciation nn /ˈfrit.jof/ /ˈfrit.ti.of/ from the variant nn Fridtjof nn /²frɪː.çuːv/ [²frɪː.çu̞ˑʋ] [²frɪː.c͡çu̞ˑʋ] expected, but unattested nn fridt jov frid tjov Proper noun nn proper noun m nn male Old Norse