fræ

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See also: frae and Frae

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fræ n (genitive singular fræs, plural fræ)

  1. a seed of a plant

Declension

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Declension of fræ
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fræ fræið fræ fræini
accusative fræ fræið fræ fræini
dative fræ, fræi frænum fræum fræunum
genitive fræs fræsins fræa fræanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant frjó.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fræ n (genitive singular fræs, nominative plural fræ)

  1. a seed of a plant

Declension

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Ligurian

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Etymology

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From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fræ m (invariable)

  1. brother

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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fræ n (definite singular frøet, indefinite plural frø, definite plural frøa or frøi)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of frø

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant frjó.

Noun

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fræ n (genitive fræs, dative frævi, plural fræ)

  1. a seed of a plant
Declension
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Descendants
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Here are also descendants of the variant frjó.

  • Icelandic: frjó, fræ
  • Faroese: fræ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frø, fræ, frjo, fre, frjø
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frø
  • Swedish: frö
  • Danish: frø

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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fræ

  1. inflection of frær:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

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  • fræ in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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