froad

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Etymology

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From Old Norse froða (foam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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froad (plural froads)

  1. (Northern Isles) Foam; froth.
    • 1922, James Inskster, Mansie's Röd, page 97:
      He rubbid da froad o' da mylk aff o' his matash.
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Verb

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froad (third-person singular simple present froads, present participle froadin, simple past froadt, past participle froadt)

  1. (Northern Isles) To foam; to froth.
    • 1922, James Inskster, Mansie's Röd, page 97:
      Whin we cam in Sibbie wis jüist set da kit wi' da kye's mylk apo da flüer. Hit wis warm an' froadin' apo' da tap.
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