frod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /froːd/

Adjective

frōd

(poetic) wise, experienced
(poetic) old, mature

Declension

Declension of frod — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frōd	frōd	frōd
Accusative	frōdne	frōde	frōd
Genitive	frōdes	frōdre	frōdes
Dative	frōdum	frōdre	frōdum
Instrumental	frōde	frōdre	frōde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frōde	frōda, -e	frōd
Accusative	frōde	frōda, -e	frōd
Genitive	frōdra	frōdra	frōdra
Dative	frōdum	frōdum	frōdum
Instrumental	frōdum	frōdum	frōdum

Declension of frod — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frōda	frōde	frōde
Accusative	frōdan	frōdan	frōde
Genitive	frōdan	frōdan	frōdan
Dative	frōdan	frōdan	frōdan
Instrumental	frōdan	frōdan	frōdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frōdan	frōdan	frōdan
Accusative	frōdan	frōdan	frōdan
Genitive	frōdra, frōdena	frōdra, frōdena	frōdra, frōdena
Dative	frōdum	frōdum	frōdum
Instrumental	frōdum	frōdum	frōdum

Derived Terms

frōdian (“to be wise or prudent”)
unfrōdnes f (“ignorance, lack of wisdom”)

Descendants

English: frood
Scots: frood

See also

dīgol n (“a secret place, the grave, darkness”)
earendel m (“the dawn star or such light”)
hundændlæftiġ (“the number 110, eleventy”)
sāmwīs (“foolish”)
scīr f (“a shire, an administrative district”)
smēah (“subtle, penetrating, creeping”)
sting m (“a sting, stab, or thrust”)

Further reading

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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