Froo

See also: froo and fròo

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʀɔː/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vrāge.

Noun

Froo f (plural Frohe)

1. (southern Moselle Franconian) question

Alternative forms

• Froh (variant spelling)
• Frooch (elsewhere)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German vrouwe.

Noun

Froo f (plural Frohe, diminutive Frääche)

1. (few dialects of Moselle Franconian) woman, wife

Alternative forms

• Fraa (most of Moselle Franconian)
• Frau (Ripuarian, parts of Moselle Franconian)

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (“lady”). Cognate with German Frau; see there for more.

Noun

Froo (plural Froon)

1. (Silesian) woman