fröken

See also: frøken

Old Swedish

From Middle Low German vröuken, vrouwicken, diminutive of vrûwe, vrouwe (“woman, lady”), from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

fröken

(about or title of) unmarried princess
- 1502 April 14, Carl Gustaf Styffe, “Sten Sture till Svante Nilsson, om krigarustningar och krigs- händelser, dat. Thorshälla d. 14 April 1502.”, in Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver‎, volumes Fjerde delen. Sverige i Sten Sture den yngres tid 1470-1503, published 1875, page 312:
  […] och hade for visse och sanne tidendhe, ath kongen han foldhe sin dotther frögdeken in i lanter (!) Holsteten (!) och ther bliffwer han qwar, […]
  […] and had for certain and true news, that the king he followed his daughter the princess into the country (!) Holstein (!) and there he remained, […]

Inherited from Old Swedish fröken, from Middle Low German vröuken, vrouwicken, diminutive of vrûwe, vrouwe (“woman, lady”), from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā.

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(dated) Miss ((title for an) unmarried woman)
Vill fröken ha kaffe?
Would you like some coffee, Miss?

Fröken Andersson kom och hälsade på
Miss Andersson came to visit
(somewhat dated) a female teacher or pedagogue, Miss (in kindergarten or elementary school – especially when referred to or addressed by the children)
Synonyms: (elementary school) skolfröken, (kindergarten) dagisfröken, lärarinna, lärare, pedagog

Fröken! Jag behöver hjälp.
Teacher! I need help.

Våran fröken är jättesnäll!
Our teacher is super nice!
(somewhat dated) Miss (as a term of address for a woman in certain functions, for example a waitress)
Ursäkta fröken, skulle vi kunna få notan, tack?
Excuse me Miss, could we have the bill, please?
(by extension) a young girl, a miss
Hon är en envis liten fröken
She is a stubborn little miss
(obsolete) an unmarried princess

Still fairly common in (sense 2) among children, perhaps varying from (pre)school to (pre)school. Occasionally extended to male teachers or pedagogues (by children).
Definite singular colloquially also fröknen/fröknens.
After the you-reform of the 1960s and '70s, addressing by first name is seen as more appropriate in Sweden, except under the most formal of circumstances, like when addressing royalty.

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