Fraa

See also: frå

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 *prōw- (“master, judge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɔː/

Noun

Fraa f (plural Fraae)

  1. woman
    Sie is en scheene Fraa.
    She is a pretty woman.
  2. wife

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Frau, Dutch vrouw.

Noun

Fraa f (plural Weiwer)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Usage Notes

  • The plural actually comes from the term Weib, which in its singular is rarely used.

Rhine Franconian

Noun

Fraa

  1. (many dialects, including Palatine) woman

References

  • Verse und Reime eines alten Pfälzers, in pfälzischer Mundart (1864): e guti Fraa
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