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Transylvanian Saxon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʀæi̯/
- Hyphenation: Fräi
Etymology 1
Cognate with German Frau.
Noun
Fräi
- wife, woman
2003, “De fremd Sprochen (en Gedicht än Siweberjesch Sachsescher Sproch)”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung, archived from the original on 2020-11-21:“Meng Fräi äs en häsich, awer ech hun mät den Kängden saxesch vu Geburt un gerièd […] ”- My wife is from here but I've been speaking Transylvanian Saxon with the children ever since they were born
Etymology 2
Cognate with German Frühe.
Noun
Fräi
- morning
2003, “Memories2 - AFF DER HÜTT”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung, archived from the original on 2020-11-21:“De Plosk, den Pali hun mer derbäi,
wun mir zein änt Geberch än der Fräi. […] ”- We have our mugs and our schnapps when we head out to the mountains early in the morning.
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