Fróði

See also: frodi, frōdi, frøði, and -frøði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Fróði, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrɔuvɪ]

Proper noun

Fróði m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Fróði: Fróðason
• daughter of Fróði: Fróðadóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Fróði
accusative	Fróða
dative	Fróða
genitive	Fróða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Fróði.

Proper noun

Fróði m (proper noun, genitive singular Fróða)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Fróði (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Fróði
accusative	Fróða
dative	Fróða
genitive	Fróða

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a byname, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô (“the wise”), masculine definite of *frōdaz (“wise”). Equivalent to fróði, masculine definite of fróðr.

Proper noun

Fróði m (genitive Fróða)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Fróði (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Fróði
accusative	Fróða
dative	Fróða
genitive	Fróða

Descendants

• Icelandic: Fróði
• Faroese: Fróði
• Norwegian: Frode
• Danish: Frode
  • → Latin: Frodo
    • → English: Frodo