frofor
Old English
Etymology
Cognate with Old Saxon frōƀra, Old High German fluobara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfroː.for/, [ˈfroːvor]
Noun
frōfor f (nominative plural frōfra or frōfre)
- comfort, help, consolation
- Sarge ge ne sohton, ne him swæslic word frofre ge spræcon. You did not seek out the sorrowful, or speak any comforting words to them.
- joy
Derived terms
- frēfran
Descendants
- Middle English: frovre, frother
- English: frover, frother