frue

Etymology

From Old Saxon frūa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fruːə/, [ˈfʁ̥uːə]

Noun

frue c (singular definite fruen, plural indefinite fruer)

1. wife
2. lady
3. mistress
4. madam, ma'am (polite term of address to a woman)

Adverb

frue

1. early
   • 1997, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud John Gabriel Borkman,

     Ŝi skribas, ke morgaŭ frue ili forvojaĝos.

     She writes that early tomorrow they will leave.

Adverb

frue

1. early

Etymology

From Old Norse frú, frúa and frúva.

Noun

frue f, m (definite singular frua or fruen, indefinite plural fruer, definite plural fruene)

1. housewife, mistress (of the house)
2. madam, Mrs
3. wife

References

• “frue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse frú, frúa and frúva.

Noun

frue f (definite singular frua, indefinite plural fruer, definite plural fruene)

1. housewife, mistress (of the house)
2. madam, Mrs
3. wife

References

• “frue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.