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

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

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

frouwe

Noun

frōwe f

woman

Descendants

West Frisian: frou

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