Fraa
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from the Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) (Old English frēa, frēo), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo- (“master, judge”). Compare German Frau, Dutch vrouw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frɔː/
Noun
Fraa f (plural Fraae, diminutive Fraache)
- woman
- Sie is en scheene Fraa.
- She is a pretty woman.
- wife
- Gret is mein Fraa.
- Gret is my wife.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from the Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) (Old English frēa, frēo), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo- (“master, judge”). Compare German Frau, Dutch vrouw.
Noun
Fraa f (plural Weiwer)
- woman
- wife
Usage notes
- The plural actually comes from the term Weib, which in its singular is rarely used.
Rhine Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from the Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) (Old English frēa, frēo), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo- (“master, judge”). Compare German Frau, Dutch vrouw.
Noun
Fraa
- (many dialects, including Palatine) woman
References
- Verse und Reime eines alten Pfälzers, in pfälzischer Mundart (1864): e guti Fraa