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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

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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