Fróði
See also: frodi, frōdi, frøði, and -frøði
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse Fróði, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfrɔuvɪ]
Proper noun
Fróði m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Fróði: Fróðason
- daughter of Fróði: Fróðadóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Fróði |
Accusative | Fróða |
Dative | Fróða |
Genitive | Fróða |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Fróði.
Proper noun
Fróði m
- a male given name
Declension
declension of Fróði
m-w1 | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | ||
nominative | Fróði | |
accusative | Fróða | |
dative | Fróða | |
genitive | Fróða |
Old Norse
Etymology
Originally a byname, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô (“the wise”), masculine definite of *frōdaz (“wise”). Equivalent to fróði, masculine definite of fróðr.
Proper noun
Fróði m (genitive Fróða)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Fróði (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine | singular |
---|---|
indefinite | |
nominative | Fróði |
accusative | Fróða |
dative | Fróða |
genitive | Fróða |
Descendants
- Icelandic: Fróði
- Faroese: Fróði
- Norwegian: Frode
- Danish: Frode
- → Latin: Frodo
- → English: Frodo
- → Latin: Frodo