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Dutch
Etymology
Older form of vrouw.
Pronunciation
Noun
vrouwe f (plural vrouwen, diminutive vrouwtje n)
- (formal) noblewoman
- (formal) esteemed woman
Usage notes
Not to be confused with vrouw (“woman”).
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Noun
vrouwe f
- lady, noblewoman
- lady, any woman of prestige
- woman in general
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
Further reading
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German frouwa.
Noun
vrouwe f
- lady, madam
- ze vrouwen ― as wife
Declension
Declension of vrouwe (feminine, weak)
Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vrouwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Noun
vrouwe f (plural vrouwen)
- woman
- Synonym: wuuf
- wife
- Synonym: wuuf