frowe

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfroː.we/

Noun

frōwe f

1. woman, lady

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	frōwe	frōwan
accusative	frōwan	frōwan
genitive	frōwan	frōwena
dative	frōwan	frōwum

Related terms

• frēa
• frēo

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• frouwe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frōwā.

Noun

frōwe f

1. woman

Descendants

• West Frisian: frou