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Etymology

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From Middle English frovre, frofre (comfort), from Old English frōfor (consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbru (solace), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra (consolation, comfort, help), Old High German fluobara (consolation, comfort, help, assistance).

Verb

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frover (third-person singular simple present frovers, present participle frovering, simple past and past participle frovered)

  1. (dialectal) To comfort; solace.
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