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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.
Pronunciation
Noun
fræ n (genitive singular fræs, plural fræ)
- a seed of a plant
Declension
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant frjó.
Pronunciation
Noun
fræ n (genitive singular fræs, nominative plural fræ)
- a seed of a plant
Declension
Declension of fræ (neuter)
Derived terms
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Ligurian
Etymology
From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
fræ m (invariable)
- brother
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fræ n (definite singular frøet, indefinite plural frø, definite plural frøa or frøi)
- (pre-1938) alternative form of frø
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant frjó.
Noun
fræ n (genitive fræs, dative frævi, plural fræ)
- a seed of a plant
Declension
Declension of fræ (strong wa-stem)
Descendants
Here are also descendants of the variant frjó.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
fræ
- inflection of frær:
- strong feminine nominative singular
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
References
- fræ in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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