Fron

See also: fron, frón, Frón, frön, and Froń

English

Etymology

Lenited from Welsh bron (“hill, breast”)

Proper noun

Fron

  1. A small village in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0965).

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrōn(e) (“rule, lordship”), from vrōn (“holy”, literally “belonging to Gods”), from Old High German frōno (“(possession) of the gods”), genitive plural of frō (“Lord, God”), from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁoːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Fron f (genitive Fron, plural Fronen)

  1. socage
    Synonyms: Fronarbeit, Frondienst
  2. (figuratively) hard work, slavery
    Synonym: Schufterei

Declension

Declension of Fron [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fron die Fronen
genitive einer der Fron der Fronen
dative einer der Fron den Fronen
accusative eine die Fron die Fronen

Further reading

  • “Fron” in Duden online
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