frowe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frōwā, from Proto-Germanic *frōwǭ, frauwǭ, *frawwǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian frowe, frouwe, Old Saxon frūa, Old High German frouwa (“lady”), Old Norse freyja (“lady”), German Frau (“lady”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfroː.we/

Noun

frōwe f

  1. woman, lady

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative frōwe frōwan
accusative frōwan frōwan
genitive frōwan frōwena
dative frōwan frōwum

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

  • frouwe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frōwā.

Noun

frōwe f

  1. woman

Descendants

  • West Frisian: frou
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