- Proto-Germanic noun *frawjaz ~ *fraw(j)ōn ('lord'), and
cognate with
Gothic frauja, Old
English frēa, or Old High
German frō, all
meaning 'lord, master'. The...
- High
German frô for
earlier frôjo, frouwo, Old
Saxon frao, frōio,
Gothic frauja, Old
English frēa, Old
Norse freyr),
feminine *Frawjōn (OHG frouwa, Old...
- 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails) 'hail!' (greeting) ia 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah) 'and'
froia 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (
frauja) 'lord, (the) Lord'
matzia 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (matjan) 'eat (inf.), have one's...
- OFris. frā; OS frōho, frāho; MDu. vroon; OHG frō ON
Freyr (theonym) Goth.
frauja Unclear etymology. An
epithet meaning 'Lord'/'Lady'.
Occurs as a theonym...
-
Saxon hīwian and Old High
German hīwan, "to marry";
Gothic heiwa- in heiwa-
frauja, "master of the house" or "husband". This
interpretation has been widely...
