frönen
German
Etymology
Middle High German vrœnen, Old High German frōnen, related to Fron (“socage”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (somewhat dated, formal, with dative) to indulge
- seiner Leidenschaft frönen ― to indulge one's passion
- 2012, Heidemarie Reckel, Gefühle sind nicht zum Versagen da, BoD – Books on Demand (→ISBN), page 26:
- Selbst im höheren Alter wird diese Leidenschaft, diese wirkliche Leidenschaft, dann immer noch ausgeübt. Darüber freuen sich alle Menschen, die einer Leidenschaft frönen. Dabei kann man dann endlich mal machen, was man wirklich will.
Conjugation
Further reading
- “frönen” in Duden online
- “frönen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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