frón

See also: fron, Fron, Frón, and frön

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frón, Proto-Germanic *frōþną. The Old Norse word could be the source of the place Fron in Oppland, Norway.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frouːn/
• Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

frón n (genitive singular fróns, nominative plural frón)

1. (poetic) land, ground
   • 1807-1845 Jónas Hallgrímsson, Ísland "Iceland"

     Ísland, farsælda frón, og hagsælda, hrímhvíta móðir!

     Iceland, land of fortune and prosperity, snow white mother.

   • 1786-1841 Bjarni Thorarensen, Íslands minni "a toast to Iceland".

     Leiðist oss fjalllaust frón,
     fær oss oft heilsu tjón
     þokuloft léð;
     svipljótt land sýnist mér
     sífellt að vera hér,
     sem neflaus ásýnd er
     augnalaus með.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

declension of frón

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frón	frónið	frón	frónin
accusative	frón	frónið	frón	frónin
dative	fróni	fróninu	frónum	frónunum
genitive	fróns	frónsins	fróna	frónanna

Synonyms

• land
• jörð

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Frón
• frónband
• frónbauga
• frónpatti
• frónsfífill
• frónska
• frónskur

Anagrams

• fórn