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Fra

Fra

(frȧ)
,
adv.
& p
rep.
[OE.]
Fro.
[Old Eng. & Scot.]

Fra

(frȧ)
,
Noun.
[It., for
frate
. See
Friar
.]
Brother; – a title of a monk or friar;
as,
Fra
Angelo
.
Longfellow.

Definition 2024


frá

frá

See also: fra, Fra, FRA, frå, fra-, and fra.

Icelandic

Preposition

frá

  1. (with dative) from, away from, about

Derived terms

Adverb

frá

  1. (adverbial form of preposition, used in compounds)

Derived terms

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fram (from), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (forth, forward). Cognate with Old English fram, Old Saxon fram, Old Dutch fram-, Old High German fram, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 (fram).

Preposition

frá

  1. (with dative) from, away from, about

Adverb

frá (not comparable)

  1. away
  2. hence, henceforth
  3. secondly, next

Descendants