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German
Etymology
Middle High German vrœnen, Old High German frōnen, related to Fron (“socage”).
Pronunciation
Verb
frönen (weak, third-person singular present frönt, past tense frönte, past participle gefrönt, auxiliary haben)
- (somewhat dated, formal) to indulge
- seiner Leidenschaft frönen ― to indulge one's passion
2012, Heidemarie Reckel, Gefühle sind nicht zum Versagen da, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 26:Selbst im höheren Alter wird diese Leidenschaft, diese wirkliche Leidenschaft, dann immer noch ausgeübt. Darüber freuen sich alle Menschen, die einer Leidenschaft frönen. Dabei kann man dann endlich mal machen, was man wirklich will.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
frönen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
frönen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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