friðsamlegri

Friðsamlegri is the Icelandic comparative form of the adjective friðsamlegur, meaning peaceful, pacific, or peace-loving. It is used to describe things that are more inclined toward peace or nonviolence compared with something else. The sense conveyed is often found in discussions of policies, attitudes, or actions that favor dialogue, compromise, or non-aggressive means of resolving conflict.

Etymology and form: friðsamlegur combines frið, meaning peace, with the suffix -samlegur, which forms adjectives indicating a tendency or character. From this, friðsamlegur develops the comparative friðsamlegri, used when making a direct comparison. Icelandic adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, so friðsamlegri appears in contexts where a singular noun is described in a comparative sense; other forms exist for different grammatical contexts.

Usage: The term is common in political and social commentary, where opponents, strategies, or negotiations are described as friðsamlegri or as moving toward a friðsamlegri solution. It frequently pairs with en to form comparisons, for example, tilraunin er friðsamlegri en áður, meaning “the attempt is more peaceful than before.”

See also: friðsamlegur, friður, peace-related vocabulary in Icelandic.

In summary, friðsamlegri is the comparative degree of a word denoting peaceable qualities, used to contrast the level of peacefulness between two nouns or situations, often in discussions of political strategy, negotiation, and conflict resolution.