frea

See also: Frea, freâ, and frea-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frauwjō, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô, from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”).

Cognate with Old Saxon frāho, Old High German frao, frō, Old Norse Freyr, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (frauja), and via Proto-Indo-European with Latin prōvincia (English province).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fræ͜ɑː/

Noun

frēa m

  1. (poetic) lord, king
  2. God, Christ
  3. (poetic) husband
    • 10th century, Genesis B, line 655:
      "Adam, frēa mīn, þis ofet is swā swēte"
      Adam, my husband, this fruit is so sweet

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative frēa frēan
accusative frēan frēan
genitive frēan frēana
dative frēan frēam, frēaum

Derived terms

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