frauðr

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Often cited as being inherited from Proto-Germanic *frauþaz, however perhaps instead from earlier *fraugr, and cognate with Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”).

Noun edit

frauðr m

frog

Declension edit

Declension of frauðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frauðr	frauðrinn	frauðar	frauðarnir
accusative	frauð	frauðinn	frauða	frauðana
dative	frauði	frauðinum	frauðum	frauðunum
genitive	frauðs	frauðsins	frauða	frauðanna

Descendants edit

Icelandic: frauður
Norwegian: frau, fraud, fraug (dialectal)
Old Swedish: frödh, frödher
- Swedish: fröd, frö, fröa (dialectal)
Old Danish: frødh
- Danish: frø
Gutnish: fråi
→ Middle English: froude, frode, frude, froud
- English: frod (dialectal)
→ Old French: froiz, froit, frot (“toad”)