frowe

Old English

Alternative forms

• frōƿe — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōwǭ, *frauwǭ, *frawwǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian frowe, frouwe, Old Saxon frūa, Old High German frouwa (“lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfroː.we/

Noun

frōwe f

1. woman, lady

Declension

Declension of frowe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frōwe	frōwan
accusative	frōwan	frōwan
genitive	frōwan	frōwena
dative	frōwan	frōwum

Related terms

• frēa
• frēo

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• frouwe

Noun

frōwe f

1. woman

Descendants

• West Frisian: frou