frono
Old Dutch
Etymology
Inflected form of *frō (“lord”), from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjō (“lord”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Related to Old High German frōno (“of the lord”), Old English frēa (“lord”) and Old Norse Freyr.
Noun
frōno m
- genitive plural of *frō
Adjective
frōno
- of or belonging to a lord
Inflection
Declension of frōno (n-stem)
| weak declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | frōno | frōna | frōna | frōnon | ||
| accusative | frōnon | frōnon | frōna | frōnon | ||
| genitive | frōnin | frōnon | frōnin | frōnono | ||
| dative | frōnin | frōnon | frōnin | frōnon | ||
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: vrone
- Dutch: vroon
Further reading
- “frōno”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012