Froage

See also: froage

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrâge, from Old Saxon *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu. Cognates include German Low German Froog and German Frage. Doublet of Fräige, which is inherited from Old Frisian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔːɣə/
• Hyphenation: Froa‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɔːɣə

Noun

Froage f (plural Froagen)

1. (proscribed) question
   • 2009, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Bie dän Koopmon”, in Margaretha Grosser, transl., Die litje Prins [The little Prince], →ISBN:

     Wilst stoalde hie noch wiedere Froagen:

     Meanwhile he was still asking further questions:

Synonyms

• Fräige

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Fräige”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN