fro

See also Fro, FRO, fró, frø, frö, 'fro, and Appendix:ISO 639-3 language codes

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: [frəʊ]
• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophone: froe

Etymology 1

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

Adverb

fro (not comparable)

1. (archaic) From; away; back or backward. In modern English used only in the set phrase to and fro ("back and forth").

Etymology 2

A shortening of afro.

Noun

fro (plural fros)

1. (slang) An afro (hairstyle).

Anagrams

• for FOR
• ORF

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Guernésiais

Noun

fro m (plural fros)

1. dress

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Jèrriais

Noun

fro m (plural fros)

1. dress

Synonyms

• robe

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Lojban

Rafsi

fro

1. rafsi of forca.

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Luxembourgish

Verb

fro

1. second-person singular imperative of froen

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Middle English

Adverb

fro

1. from
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale

     That if I might skapen fro prisoun

     That if I can escape from prison

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fra

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

frō

1. glad

Declension

Declension of frō

Strong declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frō	frōwe	frō	frōwe	frō	frōwu
accusative	frōna	frōwe	frō	frōwe	frōwa	frōwu
genitive	frōwes	frōwarō	frōwes	frōwarō	frōwaro	frōwarō
dative	frōwumu	frōwum	frōwumu	frōwum	frōwaro	frōwum
Weak declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frōwo	frōwu	frōwa	frōwu	frōwa	frōwu
accusative	frōwun	frōwun	frōwa	frōwun	frōwun	frōwun
genitive	frōwun	frōwonō	frōwun	frōwonō	frōwun	frōwonō
dative	frōwun	frōwum	frōwun	frōwum	frōwun	frōwum

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Welsh

Noun

fro f

1. Mutated form of bro.