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Fróði

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See also: frodi, frōdi, frøði, and -frøði

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Fróði, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Fróði m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Fróði: Fróðason
  • daughter of Fróði: Fróðadóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Fróði
accusative Fróða
dative Fróða
genitive Fróða

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Fróði.

Proper noun

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Fróði m (proper noun, genitive singular Fróða)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Originally a byname, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô (the wise), masculine definite of *frōdaz (wise). Equivalent to fróði, masculine definite of fróðr.

Proper noun

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Fróði m (genitive Fróða)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Fróði
  • Faroese: Fróði
  • Norwegian: Frode
  • Danish: Frode