frouva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• frova

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōwōn, Proto-Germanic *frōwō- . Cognate with Old Saxon frūa, Old English frowe, Old High German frouwa.

Noun

frouva f

1. lady

References

• Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition