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frón

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See also: fron, Fron, Frón, and frön

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frón, Proto-Germanic *frōþną. The Old Norse word could be the source of the place Fron in Oppland, Norway.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frouːn/
Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

frón n (genitive singular fróns, nominative plural frón)

(poetic) land, ground
Synonyms: land, jörð
- 1807-1845 Jónas Hallgrímsson, Ísland "Iceland"
  Ísland, farsælda frón, og hagsælda, hrímhvíta móðir!
  Iceland, land of fortune and prosperity, snow white mother.
- 1786-1841 Bjarni Thorarensen, Íslands minni "a toast to Iceland".
  Leiðist oss fjalllaust frón,
  fær oss oft heilsu tjón
  þokuloft léð;
  svipljótt land sýnist mér
  sífellt að vera hér,
  sem neflaus ásýnd er
  augnalaus með.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of *frón* (neuter)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frón	frónið	frón	frónin
accusative	frón	frónið	frón	frónin
dative	fróni	fróninu	frónum	frónunum
genitive	fróns	frónsins	fróna	frónanna

Derived terms

References

^ ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 99 & 120

Anagrams

fórn

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