Old English · noun
frofor
Normalised frōfor
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfroː.for/[ˈfroː.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈfroː · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- comfortfrotherfroverconsolation
Meaning
-
comfort, consolation
Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…
I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frōbru.
Descendants
frother, frover
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