Fron

See also: fron, frón, Frón, frön, and Froń

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Fron, Powys

Wikipedia

Etymology

Lenited from Welsh bron (“hill, breast”)

Proper noun

Fron

1. A small village in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0965).

Anagrams

• Norf., forn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrōn(e) (“rule, lordship”), from vrōn (“holy”, literally “belonging to Gods”), from Old High German frōno (“(possession) of the gods”), genitive plural of frō (“Lord, God”), from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁoːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Fron f (genitive Fron, plural Fronen)

1. socage

   Synonyms: Fronarbeit, Frondienst

2. (figuratively) hard work, slavery

   Synonym: Schufterei

Declension

Declension of Fron [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fron	die	Fronen
genitive	einer	der	Fron	der	Fronen
dative	einer	der	Fron	den	Fronen
accusative	eine	die	Fron	die	Fronen

Further reading

• “Fron” in Duden online