frieh

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • freh (northern Moselle Franconian)
  • fröh (most of Ripuarian)
  • frööch (western Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German vrüeje, vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”).

Adjective

frieh

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) early

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrōwe, vrūge, vruo, from Old High German fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).

Adverb

frieh

  1. early
    • 2002, C. Richard Beam, Revised Pennsylvania German Dictionary, page 50:
      Mir sin allfatt frieh ins Bett gange.
      We always went to bed early.
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