frono

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inflected form of *frō (“lord”), from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjō (“lord”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Related to Old High German frōno (“of the lord”), Old English frēa (“lord”) and Old Norse Freyr.

Noun

frōno m

1. genitive plural of *frō

Adjective

frōno

1. of or belonging to a lord

Inflection

Declension of frōno (n-stem)

weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	frōno	frōna	frōna	frōnon
accusative	frōnon	frōnon	frōna	frōnon
genitive	frōnin	frōnon	frōnin	frōnono
dative	frōnin	frōnon	frōnin	frōnon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vrone
  • Dutch: vroon

Further reading

• “frōno”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012